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Flood warnings in England

12 flood alerts in force

Flooding is possible where a flood alert is in force. Be prepared, and keep an eye on river levels nearby.

  • 0Severe flood warningsSevere flooding. Danger to life.
  • 0Flood warningsFlooding is expected. Immediate action required.
  • 12Flood alertsFlooding is possible. Be prepared.

Checked against the Environment Agency at 23:15 UK time. We check every 15 minutes.

Flood alert: Somerset coast at Porlock WeirFlood alert: Christchurch HarbourFlood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonFlood alert: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuariesFlood alert: The Essex coast at Coalhouse FortFlood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuariesFlood alert: The tidal Deben estuaryFlood alert: Coast at North Morecambe BayFlood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little EcclestonFlood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington WeirFlood alert: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead OutfallFlood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea
Where the 12 warnings are in force. Select a dot to read it.

Flood warnings and alerts in 2011

1,267 warnings raised across 439 areas: 0 severe flood warnings, 179 flood warnings and 1,088 flood alerts. January has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

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Severe Flood warning Flood alert
0 2006’06 0 2007’07 0 2008’08 0 2009’09 0 2010’10 1,267 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 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.

2 warnings: River Eden at Edenhall2 warnings: River Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle and Brocklewath2 warnings: River Wiske and other tributaries of the River Swale2 warnings: River Wharfe at Bolton Bridge2 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire2 warnings: River Leam at Leamington A2 warnings: Rivers Wampool and Ellen2 warnings: The River Stour from Sudbury to Stratford St Mary and Dedham2 warnings: River Thames and its small tributaries from Calcutt to Lechlade2 warnings: The River Waveney from Diss and the River Dove to Ellingham, including Bungay2 warnings: The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks2 warnings: River Torridge (Lower) from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard2 warnings: Lower Bristol Avon area2 warnings: Bristol Frome catchment2 warnings: River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment2 warnings: River Chew catchment2 warnings: The River Gipping, from downstream of Needham Market, to upstream of London Road Bridge, Ipswich2 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen2 warnings: Lower Taw area2 warnings: River Sow and River Penk2 warnings: Lower Torridge area2 warnings: Lower River Derwent2 warnings: The Rivers Wid and Can2 warnings: River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook2 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook2 warnings: River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook2 warnings: River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft3 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries3 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary3 warnings: Lower River Loddon and 1 nearby area3 warnings: Lower River Tamar3 warnings: Northumberland coast3 warnings: River Cole3 warnings: River Severn at Severn Bank Park and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough3 warnings: River Derwent at Grindleford and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: Lower River Ribble and Darwen3 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment3 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: Lower River Swale3 warnings: River Wiske at Kirby Wiske3 warnings: River Ure at Masham3 warnings: River Ure at Aldwark Bridge to Cuddy Shaw Plantation3 warnings: River Tyne3 warnings: River Wharfe at Denton Road Ilkley and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: Upper River Wharfe3 warnings: River Leam at Eathorpe, Hunningham and Offchurch3 warnings: Rivers Caldew and Petteril3 warnings: River Severn in Gloucestershire3 warnings: River Wye from Hereford to Ross-On-Wye3 warnings: River Wye from Hay to Hereford3 warnings: River Wye in Gloucestershire3 warnings: The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market3 warnings: Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin area3 warnings: Lower River Soar in Leicestershire3 warnings: North Dartmoor Rivers3 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook3 warnings: Middle Exe area3 warnings: Upper Torridge area3 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries3 warnings: Tributaries on the Upper River Thames above Cricklade3 warnings: Middle River Roding3 warnings: Tern and Perry catchments4 warnings: River Yealm4 warnings: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton4 warnings: Christchurch Harbour4 warnings: Weymouth Harbour4 warnings: South Devon Rivers4 warnings: River Dart area4 warnings: Holderness Drain4 warnings: Lower River Wharfe and 1 nearby area4 warnings: River Eden at Appleby, The Sands, Cricket ground, King George's Field and 1 nearby area4 warnings: Rivers Lowther and Eamont4 warnings: River Teign area4 warnings: River Wye in Herefordshire4 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire4 warnings: The Rivers Deben and Lark4 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour4 warnings: East Somerset Rivers4 warnings: Rivers Looe and Seaton4 warnings: Helford and Fal Rivers4 warnings: St Austell and Par Rivers5 warnings: The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey and 1 nearby area5 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness5 warnings: Upper River Wyre, Brock and 2 nearby areas5 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston5 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment5 warnings: Upper River Ure5 warnings: Middle River Eden5 warnings: River Severn in Shropshire5 warnings: River Fowey6 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water6 warnings: Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool6 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 1 nearby area6 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 2 nearby areas6 warnings: Upper River Lune6 warnings: Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck6 warnings: Rivers Esk and Irthing6 warnings: Upper River Nidd catchment6 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area6 warnings: North Cornwall Rivers6 warnings: River Axe area6 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries7 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water7 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster and 2 nearby areas7 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley7 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk7 warnings: Middle River Tamar7 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall7 warnings: Lower River Lune and Conder7 warnings: Upper River Swale7 warnings: Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk7 warnings: Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster7 warnings: Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton and 1 nearby area7 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area7 warnings: River Lynher8 warnings: Rivers Cocker, Marron and Derwent8 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela8 warnings: Exmoor Rivers8 warnings: Mid Bristol Avon area8 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches8 warnings: Rivers Tavy and Walkham8 warnings: West Cornwall Rivers9 warnings: Coast from Silloth to St Bees9 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 2 nearby areas9 warnings: River Swale at Brompton-on-Swale caravan park and Brompton Lakes and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Lower River Ure and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Ure at Boroughbridge Camping and Caravanning Site and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper River Eden9 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches9 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area10 warnings: The Suffolk coast at Southwold and 1 nearby area10 warnings: The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries10 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth10 warnings: Upper River Ouse10 warnings: River Plym and Tory Brook and 1 nearby area11 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea11 warnings: Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water11 warnings: River Ouse at Naburn Lock and 3 nearby areas12 warnings: Upper River Tamar13 warnings: Lower River Eden and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby and 1 nearby area13 warnings: West Bay Harbour and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir14 warnings: Keswick Campsite and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 2 nearby areas23 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth26 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries42 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay46 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 1 nearby area

By month

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

Most-warned areas

  1. North Sea coast at Bridlington42
  2. Coast at North Morecambe Bay42
  3. The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries26
  4. Coast from Gretna to Silloth23
  5. Somerset Coast from Porlock to Avonmouth20
  6. Mersey Estuary from Liverpool to Warrington15
  7. Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir14
  8. North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey13
  9. Upper River Tamar12
  10. Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby11

Newest first 121–160 of 1,267

  1. Flood alert West Somerset Streams SomersetHorner Water, River Aller, Washford River, Hawkcombe Stream, Monksilver Stream, Doniford Stream All warnings here
  2. Flood warning River Walkham from Huckworthy to Bedford Bridge DevonRiver Walkham All warnings here
  3. Flood alert Middle River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Lyd, River Thrushel All warnings here
  4. Flood alert Upper Torridge Area DevonRiver Torridge, River Waldon, River Lew All warnings here
  5. Flood alert North Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Camel, River Allen, Bodmin Town Leat, River Valency All warnings here
  6. Flood alert West Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Hayle, Perrancoombe Stream, Bolingey Stream, Portreath Stream, Newlyn Coombe River All warnings here
  7. Flood alert North Dartmoor Rivers DevonRiver Taw, River Okement All warnings here
  8. Flood alert River Teign Area Devon, TorbayRiver Teign, River Bovey, River Lemon, River Kenn All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Middle Exe Area Devon, SomersetRiver Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo All warnings here
  10. Flood alert River Calder Lower Catchment Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, WakefieldRiver Calder All warnings here
  11. Flood alert River Aire Upper Catchment Bradford, North YorkshireRiver Aire, Eller Beck All warnings here
  12. Flood alert River Calder Upper Catchment Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, RochdaleRiver Calder, Walsden Water, Hebden Water All warnings here
  13. Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy Confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
  14. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  15. Flood alert River Wye in Derbyshire DerbyshireRiver Wye All warnings here
  16. Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
  17. Flood alert River Yealm Devon, PlymouthRiver Yealm All warnings here
  18. Flood alert South Devon Rivers DevonRiver Avon, River Erme, River Harbourne All warnings here
  19. Flood alert River Dart Area Devon, TorbayRiver Dart All warnings here
  20. Flood alert Exmoor Rivers Devon, SomersetRiver Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray All warnings here
  21. Flood alert River Lynher CornwallRiver Lynher All warnings here
  22. Flood alert River Plym and Tory Brook Devon, PlymouthRiver Plym, Tory Brook, Long Brook All warnings here
  23. Flood alert Christchurch Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEnglish Channel All warnings here
  24. Flood alert Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
  25. Flood alert Upper River Eden North Yorkshire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Eden All warnings here
  26. Flood alert Rivers Tavy and Walkham Devon, PlymouthRiver Tavy, River Walkham All warnings here
  27. Flood alert Shoreham Harbour to Beachy Head Brighton and Hove, West SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
  28. Flood alert Medmerry West SussexThe Solent, English Channel All warnings here
  29. Flood alert Milford-on-Sea to Calshot HampshireThe Solent All warnings here
  30. Flood alert Southampton Water Hampshire, SouthamptonSouthampton Water All warnings here
  31. Flood alert Isle of Wight coast Isle of WightThe Solent, English Channel All warnings here
  32. Flood alert North Devon Coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth DevonBristol Channel All warnings here
  33. Flood alert Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool Blackpool, LancashireIrish Sea All warnings here
  34. Flood alert North Cornwall Coast Flood Alert Area CornwallNorth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
  35. Flood alert Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck All warnings here
  36. Flood alert Hillhead to Gosport Hampshire, PortsmouthThe Solent All warnings here
  37. Flood alert Hayling Island HampshireLangstone Harbour All warnings here
  38. Flood alert Portsmouth PortsmouthThe Solent, Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour All warnings here
  39. Flood alert Fareham to Emsworth All warnings here
  40. Flood alert Rivers Lowther and Eamont Westmorland and FurnessRiver Lowther, River Eamont 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. Warnings in force are the Environment Agency’s own, which we check every 15 minutes. They cover England only: for Wales see Natural Resources Wales, for Scotland SEPA Floodline, and 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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