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 2017

2,554 warnings raised across 652 areas: 24 severe flood warnings, 387 flood warnings and 2,143 flood alerts. December 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 2,554 2017’17 0 2018’18 0 2019’19 0 2020’20 0 2021’21 0 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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most-warned areas

Newest first 1,321–1,360 of 2,554

Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert River North Tyne NorthumberlandRiver North Tyne All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Rede NorthumberlandRiver Rede All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert Upper River Wear County DurhamRiver Wear All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Worth Catchment BradfordRiver Worth All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Aire Upper Catchment Bradford, North YorkshireRiver Aire, Eller Beck All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Colne, Holme and Fenay Beck Calderdale, KirkleesRiver Colne, Fenay Beck All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Calder Upper Catchment Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, RochdaleRiver Calder, Walsden Water, Hebden Water All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert Wash Dike catchment WakefieldWash Dike All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert Wyke Beck, Meanwood Beck and Wortley Beck Catchments LeedsWyke Beck, Meanwood Beck All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert Earby Beck and Glusburn Beck Catchments Bradford, North YorkshireGlusburn Beck All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 19 Jul 2017 Flood alert Middle Level in the Fens Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, PeterboroughGreat Ouse All warnings here
Tue 18 Jul 2017 Flood alert Yeading Brooks Ealing, Greater London, Harrow, HillingdonYeading Brook West, Yeading Brook East All warnings here
Tue 18 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Pinn and Woodridings Stream Greater London, Harrow, HillingdonRiver Pinn All warnings here
Tue 18 Jul 2017 Flood alert Silk Stream and the Deans, Edgware, Dollis, Mutton and Wealdstone Brooks Barnet, Brent, Greater London, HarrowSilk Stream; Dollis Brook; Deans Brook; Edgware Brook; Mutton Brook; Wealdstone Brook; Wembley Brook All warnings here
Tue 18 Jul 2017 Flood alert Lower Lee Tributaries Barnet, Enfield, Essex, Greater London, Haringey, Hertfordshire, Redbridge, Waltham ForestChing Brook, Cobbins Brook, Nazeing Brook, Pymmes Brook, Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, Small River Lee, Rags Brook, Trinity Marsh Ditch All warnings here
Thu 13 Jul 2017 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Tue 11 Jul 2017 Flood alert Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook HertfordshireRiver Colne All warnings here
Tue 11 Jul 2017 Flood alert Fluvial River Crane Ealing, Greater London, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond upon ThamesRiver Crane All warnings here
Tue 11 Jul 2017 Flood alert Rivers Beam and Rom Barking and Dagenham, Essex, Greater London, HaveringBeam, Rom All warnings here
Tue 11 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Ingrebourne Essex, Greater London, HaveringIngrebourne All warnings here
Tue 11 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Leen and Day Brook in Nottinghamshire Nottingham, NottinghamshireRiver Leen, Day Brook, Tottle Brook All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Shuttle and Cray Catchments Bexley, Bromley, Greater London, KentShuttle, Cray All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Silk Stream and the Deans, Edgware, Dollis, Mutton and Wealdstone Brooks Barnet, Brent, Greater London, HarrowSilk Stream; Dollis Brook; Deans Brook; Edgware Brook; Mutton Brook; Wealdstone Brook; Wembley Brook All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Lower Lee Tributaries Barnet, Enfield, Essex, Greater London, Haringey, Hertfordshire, Redbridge, Waltham ForestChing Brook, Cobbins Brook, Nazeing Brook, Pymmes Brook, Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, Small River Lee, Rags Brook, Trinity Marsh Ditch All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Pinn and Woodridings Stream Greater London, Harrow, HillingdonRiver Pinn All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Yeading Brooks Ealing, Greater London, Harrow, HillingdonYeading Brook West, Yeading Brook East All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Ravensbourne Catchment Bromley, Croydon, Greater London, Greenwich, LewishamRiver Ravensbourne All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Wandle Catchment Croydon, Greater London, Lambeth, Merton, Sutton, WandsworthRiver Wandle All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Beverley Brook Catchment Greater London, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, Sutton, WandsworthBeverley Brook, Pyl Brook, East Pyl Brook All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Hogsmill Catchment Greater London, Kingston upon Thames, SurreyHogsmill All warnings here
Mon 10 Jul 2017 Flood alert Shuttle and Cray Catchments Bexley, Bromley, Greater London, KentShuttle, Cray All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Esk North Yorkshire, Redcar and ClevelandRiver Esk All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Leven Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-TeesRiver Leven All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert Coastal Streams in Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and ClevelandNorth Sea All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert Lower Wensum including Norwich NorfolkRiver Wensum All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert Loughborough Urban Watercourses Leicestershire, NottinghamshireBlack Brook All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert Middlesbrough Becks Middlesbrough, Redcar and ClevelandMiddlesbrough Becks All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert Ouseburn and estuarine tributaries Newcastle upon Tyne, North TynesideOuseburn All warnings here
Thu 6 Jul 2017 Flood alert River Leen and Day Brook in Nottinghamshire Nottingham, NottinghamshireRiver Leen, Day Brook, Tottle 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.