Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

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.

Flood alert: Somerset coast at Porlock WeirFlood alert: Tyne estuaryFlood alert: Hunstanton coast in NorfolkFlood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonFlood alert: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including CleyFlood alert: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including SalthouseFlood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little EcclestonFlood alert: Coast at North Morecambe BayFlood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and KilnseaFlood alert: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and MappletonFlood alert: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River EskFlood warning: North Sea coast at Hornsea
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 2016

3,972 warnings raised across 993 areas: 3 severe flood warnings, 831 flood warnings and 3,138 flood alerts. January has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

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Where they were raised

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

8 warnings: River Sence in Leicestershire8 warnings: River Ouse at Naburn Lock and 2 nearby areas8 warnings: Mid Bristol Avon area8 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area8 warnings: Coast from Silloth to St Bees8 warnings: Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk8 warnings: Upper River Eden8 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Milford on Sea to Lymington and 2 nearby areas8 warnings: Hartlepool to Cowbar and 3 nearby areas8 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water8 warnings: River Plym and Tory Brook and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Middle Nene and 2 nearby areas8 warnings: Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire8 warnings: Chertsey Bourne8 warnings: River Worfe8 warnings: River Arrow and River Alne and 1 nearby area8 warnings: River Amber in Derbyshire8 warnings: Upper River Rother catchment and 3 nearby areas8 warnings: River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham and 1 nearby area8 warnings: River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries8 warnings: River Lynher from Berriowbridge to Notter Bridge8 warnings: River Tone catchment and 1 nearby area8 warnings: River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook8 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area9 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary9 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries9 warnings: Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries and 2 nearby areas9 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper Tame and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Tern and Perry catchments9 warnings: River Severn in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Lower River Nidd catchment and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Thames from Shepperton to Molesey and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper River Wyre, Brock and 4 nearby areas9 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Rivers in South Worcestershire and 1 nearby area9 warnings: The Rivers Deben and Lark9 warnings: Burton Trent9 warnings: Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Maun in Nottinghamshire9 warnings: Rea Brook and Cound Brook9 warnings: Lower Meon and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Combe Haven and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Bow and Piddle Brook9 warnings: River Axe (Lower) from Axminster to Axmouth and 2 nearby areas9 warnings: Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper River Medway9 warnings: Rivers Eden and Eden Brook9 warnings: Upper River Wey9 warnings: River Dart area and 1 nearby area9 warnings: South Devon Rivers and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries10 warnings: Langstone to Emsworth Harbour and 1 nearby area10 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water10 warnings: River Esk catchment and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site and 3 nearby areas10 warnings: Cuckmere River10 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire10 warnings: Upper Frome at Maiden Newton10 warnings: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal10 warnings: River Blackwater and The Cove Brook10 warnings: Ledwyche Brook and River Rea10 warnings: River Frome in Herefordshire10 warnings: Cranleigh Waters10 warnings: River Severn at Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Lower Exe area and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Teign area and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren11 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge11 warnings: Lower Arun11 warnings: River Chew catchment and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: River Thames for Henley, Remenham, Medmenham and its tributaries and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks11 warnings: Exmoor Rivers and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Upper Ouse11 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean11 warnings: Weymouth Rivers and Streams11 warnings: Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Lyme Regis Harbour and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: West coast of Dorset and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: Middle Tame and 4 nearby areas12 warnings: Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake and 3 nearby areas12 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk13 warnings: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Somerset coast at Dunster Beaches, Blue Anchor, Steart, Stolford and Brean13 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham13 warnings: Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream13 warnings: River Blackwater and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Middle Exe area and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness14 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook14 warnings: Lower Lee tributaries14 warnings: Eastern Yar14 warnings: River Avon in Worcestershire and 5 nearby areas14 warnings: West Cornwall Rivers14 warnings: Lower River Loddon and 1 nearby area15 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea15 warnings: River Sow and River Penk and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Isle of Wight coast16 warnings: Hayling Island and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Upper River Tamar16 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Northwick and Avonmouth and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek and 1 nearby area18 warnings: North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point and 1 nearby area18 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal Camel Estuary and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Lower Dove and 3 nearby areas19 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Silk Stream and the Deans, Edgware, Dollis, Mutton, Wembley and Wealdstone Brooks and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries21 warnings: River Thames at Trowlock Island and 3 nearby areas21 warnings: Rivers in the Forest of Dean and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: River Axe area and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth and 1 nearby area23 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall24 warnings: Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour24 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 2 nearby areas24 warnings: Lower River Soar in Leicestershire and 2 nearby areas26 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 2 nearby areas27 warnings: Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock, seafront properties and Portbury Dock areas and 2 nearby areas28 warnings: Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire and 2 nearby areas29 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area30 warnings: River Pinn and Woodridings Stream and 6 nearby areas30 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 1 nearby area31 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Warrington and 1 nearby area36 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 5 nearby areas43 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton46 warnings: Somerset coast at Clevedon and 2 nearby areas48 warnings: West Bay Harbour and 3 nearby areas52 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay64 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 3 nearby areas71 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir and 1 nearby area105 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 1 nearby area

Newest first 1,761–1,800 of 3,972

  1. Flood alert River Enborne and Foudry Brook Hampshire, Reading, West Berkshire, WokinghamRiver Enborne, Eccinswell Brook, Kingsclere Brook, Baughurst Brook, Foudry Brook, West End Brook, Bishopswood Stream All warnings here
  2. Flood warning Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site North Northamptonshire, West NorthamptonshireRiver Nene All warnings here
  3. Flood alert River Trent in Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire, LeicestershireRiver Trent All warnings here
  4. Flood warning River Penk at Penkridge StaffordshireRiver Penk All warnings here
  5. Flood warning River Penk at Acton Bridge StaffordshireRiver Penk All warnings here
  6. Flood alert Lower Derwent in Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire, LeicestershireRiver Derwent All warnings here
  7. Flood alert River Yeo and River Parrett Moors around Muchelney and Thorney SomersetRiver Yeo All warnings here
  8. Flood alert Middle River Roding Essex, Greater London, RedbridgeRiver Roding All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Lower River Cam CambridgeshireRiver Cam All warnings here
  10. Flood alert Upper River Cam Cambridgeshire, EssexRiver Cam All warnings here
  11. Flood alert Middle Nene Cambridgeshire, North Northamptonshire, Peterborough, West NorthamptonshireRiver Nene All warnings here
  12. Flood warning River Dene at Walton WarwickshireRiver Dene All warnings here
  13. Flood alert Witham in South Kesteven Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, RutlandRiver Witham, Foston Beck All warnings here
  14. Flood alert River Thames and its small tributaries from Calcutt to Lechlade Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Swindon, WiltshireRiver Thames, Blunsdon Brook, Water Eaton Brook, Marston Meysey Brook, Share Ditch, Bydemill Brook, Westrop Brook, Downington Brook All warnings here
  15. Flood alert Tributaries on the Upper River Thames above Cricklade Gloucestershire, WiltshireFlagham Brook, Swill Brook, Hankerton Brook, Hykemeres Stream, Derry Brook, River Key All warnings here
  16. Flood warning River Penk at Coven StaffordshireRiver Penk All warnings here
  17. Flood warning River Penk at Congreve StaffordshireRiver Penk All warnings here
  18. Flood alert River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip Buckinghamshire, OxfordshireRiver Ray, Wootten Brook, Doddershall Brook, Tetchwick Brook, Lugershall Brook, Murswell Hill Brook, Cutters Brook, Piddington Brook, Blackthorn Brook, Panshill Brook, Studley Wood Brook, Beckley Brook, Oddington Brook, Gallos Brook, Chipping Farm Stream All warnings here
  19. Flood alert River Ray and Swinbourne for West Swindon area to above Water Eaton Swindon, WiltshireRiver Ray All warnings here
  20. Flood alert River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney OxfordshireRiver Ock, Letcombe Brook All warnings here
  21. Flood alert Middle River Medway Area KentRiver Medway All warnings here
  22. Flood warning River Esk from Briggswath to Ruswarp All warnings here
  23. Flood alert River Esk North Yorkshire, Redcar and ClevelandRiver Esk All warnings here
  24. Flood alert River Anker and River Sence Leicestershire, Staffordshire, WarwickshireRiver Anker, River Sence All warnings here
  25. Flood warning Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  26. Flood alert Upper Arun Surrey, West SussexArun All warnings here
  27. Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
  28. Flood alert River Foulness and Market Weighton Catchment East Riding of YorkshireRiver Foulness, Market Weighton Canal, North Cave Beck, Ellerker Beck, Mill Beck All warnings here
  29. Flood alert River Lugg south of Leominster HerefordshireRiver Lugg All warnings here
  30. Flood warning River Doe Lea at Bolsover Coking Works and Netherthorpe DerbyshireRiver Doe Lea All warnings here
  31. Flood warning Bristol Avon (upper) from Malmesbury to Melksham, not including Chippenham All warnings here
  32. Flood warning Rivers Stour and Iwerne at Stourpaine Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  33. Flood warning Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  34. Flood warning River Penk at Somerford StaffordshireRiver Penk All warnings here
  35. Flood alert Bow and Piddle Brook WorcestershirePiddle, Bow All warnings here
  36. Flood alert River Avon in Worcestershire Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, WorcestershireAvon All warnings here
  37. Flood alert River Salwarpe WorcestershireRiver Salwarpe All warnings here
  38. Flood alert Lower Dove Brooks and Egginton Brook in Derbyshire DerbyshireEgginton Brook, Foston Brook, Hilton Brook All warnings here
  39. Flood alert Lower River Derwent East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, YorkRiver Derwent All warnings here
  40. Flood alert River Rother Lower Catchment Derbyshire, Rotherham, SheffieldRiver Rother 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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