Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

Name: Flood warnings raised in England since 2006
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

1 flood warning and 11 flood alerts in force

Flooding is expected where a flood warning is in force. Act now to protect yourself and your property.

0Severe flood warningsSevere flooding. Danger to life.
1Flood warningFlooding is expected. Immediate action required.
11Flood alertsFlooding is possible. Be prepared.

We check the Environment Agency and SEPA every 15 minutes. Each source’s status and check time are shown below.

England’s EA warning areas and Welsh NRW warning points. Select a dot to read it. Welsh points do not show the full affected area. Scottish warnings are listed below; SEPA RSS supplies no coordinates.

Flood warnings and alerts in 2022

3,195 warnings raised across 896 areas: 14 severe flood warnings, 628 flood warnings and 2,553 flood alerts. February has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

Select a year to list its warnings.

Severe Flood warning Flood alert

0 2006’06 0 2007’07 0 2008’08 0 2009’09 0 2010’10 0 2011’11 0 2012’12 0 2013’13 0 2014’14 0 2015’15 0 2016’16 0 2017’17 0 2018’18 0 2019’19 0 2020’20 0 2021’21 3,195 2022’22 0 2023’23 0 2024’24 0 2025’25 0so far 2026’26

Where they were raised

Each dot is a group of warning areas; the bigger the dot, the more warnings.

By month

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Most-warned areas

Newest first 1,041–1,080 of 3,195

Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Cuckmere River East SussexCuckmere River All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Uck East SussexUck All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Lox Surrey, West SussexLoxwood Stream All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Chertsey Bourne Bracknell Forest, Surrey, Windsor and MaidenheadChertsey Bourne, The Moat, Moat All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Mid Bristol Avon area Bath and North East Somerset, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Maun in Nottinghamshire NottinghamshireRiver Maun All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper Stour and tributaries Dorset Council, Somerset, WiltshireRiver Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper Bristol Avon area Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Aldingbourne and Barnham Rifes West SussexAldingbourne and Barnham Rifes All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Adur East Branch East Sussex, West SussexAdur All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper River Medway East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West SussexRiver Medway All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Biss catchment Somerset, WiltshireRiver Biss All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham SurreyRiver Mole All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Cole Birmingham, Solihull, Warwickshire, WorcestershireRiver Cole All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Blythe in Warwickshire Solihull, WarwickshireRiver Blythe All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Rivers in the Forest of Dean GloucestershireLyd, Cinderford Brook All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Anker and River Sence Leicestershire, Staffordshire, WarwickshireRiver Anker, River Sence All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood warning River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to Thorney Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Churnet and River Tean StaffordshireRiver Churnet, River Tean All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries Devon, SomersetRiver Clyst, River Culm All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Western Rother Hampshire, West SussexWestern Rother All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Yeo and River Parrett, Lower Reaches All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Bottle Brook in Derbyshire DerbyshireBottle Brook All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Cranleigh Waters SurreyLittlemead Brook, Cranleigh Waters, Hascombe Stream All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, WorcestershireRiver Stour, Smestow Brook All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Cole and Dorcan Brook Oxfordshire, SwindonRiver Cole All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster Westmorland and FurnessRiver Brathay, River Rothay, River Winster All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream Surrey, West SussexIfield Brook, River Mole, Gatwick Stream, Burstow Stream All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood warning Upper Frome at Maiden Newton Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper River Wey Hampshire, Surrey, West SussexRiver Wey All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert Upper Frome and tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Dart area Devon, TorbayRiver Dart All warnings here
Tue 15 Nov 2022 Flood alert River Plym and Tory Brook Devon, PlymouthRiver Plym, Tory Brook, Long Brook All warnings here
Mon 14 Nov 2022 Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here

What the three levels mean

Flood alert

Flooding is possible. Be prepared. Keep an eye on local river levels and forecasts, and get ready to move valuables and put flood protection in place.

Flood warning

Flooding is expected. Immediate action required. Move family, pets and valuables to safety, turn off gas, electricity and water if it is safe to, and put flood protection in place.

Severe flood warning

Severe flooding. Danger to life. Stay in a safe place with a means of escape, and follow the advice of the emergency services. Call 999 if you are in immediate danger.

Where this comes from. England’s current warnings come from the Environment Agency; Scotland’s come from SEPA Floodline. We check each every 15 minutes. Contains SEPA data © Scottish Environment Protection Agency and database right 2026. Used with permission. The history since 2006 covers Environment Agency warnings in England only. Welsh warnings come from Natural Resources Wales, checked every 15 minutes. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Reused under the Open Government Licence. For Northern Ireland nidirect.

The history is the Environment Agency’s record of every warning raised since 2006, which it publishes each quarter, joined to the warnings we have recorded live since. Each count is one warning or alert raised for one area; a warning that was later updated counts once. When a warning is removed that is not counted as a new warning. An area with no warnings on record can still flood.

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Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

Flood warnings 1Flooding is expected. Immediate action required.

North Sea coast at Hornsea

Flood alerts 11Flooding is possible. Be prepared.

North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk

North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton

North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea

Coast at North Morecambe Bay

Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston

The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley

The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse

Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Hunstanton coast in Norfolk

Tyne estuary

Somerset coast at Porlock Weir

Recently removed 7Removal notices from the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW. Standing water and debris can remain; check each source’s freshness above.