Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

3 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.
  • 3Flood 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: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon WaterFlood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton
England’s EA warning areas and Welsh NRW warning points. Select a dot to read it.

Flood warnings and alerts in 2025

4,249 warnings raised across 1,279 areas: 1 severe flood warning, 1,100 flood warnings and 3,148 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.

9 warnings: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren9 warnings: River Anker at Mancetter, Witherley and Atherstone and 4 nearby areas9 warnings: Lower Teme and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Tributaries in Gloucester and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood and 3 nearby areas9 warnings: River Amber in Derbyshire and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire9 warnings: River Tove in Northamptonshire9 warnings: Upper Frome at Maiden Newton and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Cranleigh Waters and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Langstone to Emsworth Harbour and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Exmoor Rivers9 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries9 warnings: Tidal Fal Estuary and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Kempsey Village and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper Ouse and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Rugeley Trent and 3 nearby areas9 warnings: Burton Trent and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire and 3 nearby areas9 warnings: Stoke Trent9 warnings: Lower River Nidd catchment and 2 nearby areas9 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Warrington and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Upper River Ure10 warnings: Coast from Heacham to north of King's Lynn in Norfolk and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Plym and Tory Brook and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Thames at Trowlock Island and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: River Yeo from Sherborne to Yeovil and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Arrow in Herefordshire and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Cole10 warnings: Rothley Brook at Glenfield and Anstey and 8 nearby areas10 warnings: Isle of Wight coast10 warnings: Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Chew catchment and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Upper Tame and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Severn in Shropshire and 1 nearby area10 warnings: The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey10 warnings: River Wye in Herefordshire10 warnings: River Irk at Chadderton Fold and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: Rivers Wampool and Ellen and 3 nearby areas11 warnings: The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries11 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area11 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley11 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Tyne estuary11 warnings: Upper River Eden11 warnings: South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: River Axe (Lower) from Axminster to Axmouth and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at Twyford and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: Holderness Drain and Leven Drain at Leven and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Tributaries in South Derbyshire and 3 nearby areas11 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area11 warnings: River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire and 3 nearby areas11 warnings: River Arrow and River Alne and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen11 warnings: Lower Dove Brooks and Egginton Brook in Derbyshire11 warnings: Cuckmere River11 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter11 warnings: River Wye in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment and 5 nearby areas11 warnings: Coast from Heysham to Cockerham and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk12 warnings: River Yealm and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster12 warnings: Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water12 warnings: River Rede12 warnings: Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: Middle Tame and 4 nearby areas12 warnings: River Lugg south of Leominster and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: River Nadder and tributaries and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: River Dart area12 warnings: Combe Haven and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: Upper Dove12 warnings: Upper River Ouse12 warnings: River Mersey at West Didsbury, Northenden Golf Club and Palatine Road and 7 nearby areas13 warnings: Upper River Tees13 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Upper Teme and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Ouse at York - riverside properties and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Upper River Tamar14 warnings: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton14 warnings: Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk14 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: River Rea and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: Hayling Island and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area14 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: The Suffolk coast at Southwold and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 6 nearby areas15 warnings: Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck15 warnings: Rivers in the Forest of Dean and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: River Teign area15 warnings: River Blackwater and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Tributaries in Leicester City and 7 nearby areas16 warnings: River Avon in Worcestershire and 5 nearby areas16 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: Mansbridge and Riverside Park and 4 nearby areas16 warnings: River Sow and River Penk and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Lower River Calder catchment and 3 nearby areas17 warnings: River Maun in Nottinghamshire17 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort and 1 nearby area18 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Warrington and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir19 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: South Devon Rivers and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary20 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries20 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston20 warnings: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire and 1 nearby area20 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 3 nearby areas20 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area20 warnings: Climping Seafront and 1 nearby area21 warnings: Hunstanton coast in Norfolk and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: Lower River Eden and 7 nearby areas21 warnings: River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and 4 nearby areas21 warnings: River Axe area and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea22 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 3 nearby areas23 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 2 nearby areas26 warnings: The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne26 warnings: Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar and 6 nearby areas28 warnings: Lower Dove Brooks in Staffordshire and 5 nearby areas29 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries32 warnings: River Rye catchment and 2 nearby areas38 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay64 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir and 1 nearby area

Newest first 2,241–2,280 of 4,249

  1. Flood alert Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley Birmingham, Sandwell All warnings here
  2. Flood alert Upper River Ure North YorkshireRiver Ure All warnings here
  3. Flood alert Rivers Kent and Bela Lancashire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Kent, River Bela All warnings here
  4. Flood alert Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster Westmorland and FurnessRiver Brathay, River Rothay, River Winster All warnings here
  5. Flood warning Rivers in Ambleside, Rothay Road, Compston Road, Millans Park, Kirkfield, Fisher Beck Westmorland and FurnessRiver Rothay, Greenbank Drain, Stock Ghyll, Kirkfield Drain, Fisher Beck, Scandale Beck All warnings here
  6. Flood warning Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Kirkfield, Rothay Park, Fisher Beck, The Borrans Westmorland and FurnessRiver Rothay, Greenbank Drain, Stock Ghyll, Kirkfield Drain, Fisher Beck, Scandale Beck All warnings here
  7. Flood alert Lower River Lee from Hoddesdon to Canning Town Enfield, Essex, Greater London, Hackney, Haringey, Hertfordshire, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham ForestRiver Lee All warnings here
  8. Flood alert Pent Stream in Folkestone KentPent Stream All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook HertfordshireRiver Colne All warnings here
  10. Flood alert Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck All warnings here
  11. Flood alert Middlesbrough Becks Middlesbrough, Redcar and ClevelandMiddlesbrough Becks All warnings here
  12. Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
  13. Flood alert Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster Westmorland and FurnessRiver Brathay, River Rothay, River Winster All warnings here
  14. Flood alert Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir Greater London, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, WandsworthRiver Thames All warnings here
  15. Flood alert Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck All warnings here
  16. Flood alert Mid Devon Rivers DevonRiver Creedy, River Yeo, Lapford Yeo, Little Dart All warnings here
  17. Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
  18. Flood alert Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Greta, St Johns Beck, Glendermackin All warnings here
  19. Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy 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 Lower Taw area DevonRiver Taw All warnings here
  22. Flood warning River Yeo (Creedy) from Yeoford to Fordton DevonRiver Yeo All warnings here
  23. Flood warning River Dart from Buckfastleigh to Totnes, including Staverton DevonRiver Dart All warnings here
  24. Flood warning River Exe at Winsford and Bridgetown Devon, SomersetRiver Exe All warnings here
  25. Flood warning River Avon at South Brent, Avonwick and Aveton Gifford DevonRiver Avon All warnings here
  26. Flood alert River Teign area Devon, TorbayRiver Teign, River Bovey, River Lemon, River Kenn All warnings here
  27. Flood warning River Avon from Didworthy to Aveton Gifford DevonRiver Avon All warnings here
  28. Flood alert South Devon Rivers DevonRiver Avon, River Erme, River Harbourne All warnings here
  29. Flood alert River Yealm Devon, PlymouthRiver Yealm All warnings here
  30. Flood alert Polegate and Wannock East SussexPolegate Brook Street Stream, Wannock Mill Stream All warnings here
  31. Flood alert Hollington Stream East SussexHollington Stream All warnings here
  32. Flood alert Lower Torridge area DevonRiver Torridge, Kenwith Stream All warnings here
  33. Flood alert River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment Essex, HertfordshireRiver Stort, Stansted Brook All warnings here
  34. Flood alert Canons Brook from Harlow to Parndon Mead EssexCanons Brook All warnings here
  35. Flood alert River Ingrebourne at Harold Park and Hornchurch Essex, Greater London, HaveringIngrebourne All warnings here
  36. Flood alert River Rythe from Oxshott to Thames Ditton SurreyRiver Rythe All warnings here
  37. Flood alert River Wandle area in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth, Croydon and Sutton Croydon, Greater London, Lambeth, Merton, Sutton, WandsworthRiver Wandle All warnings here
  38. Flood alert River Hogsmill area from Ewell to Kingston upon Thames Greater London, Kingston upon Thames, SurreyHogsmill All warnings here
  39. Flood alert Beverley Brook area in Merton, Sutton, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth Greater London, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, Sutton, WandsworthBeverley Brook, Pyl Brook, East Pyl Brook All warnings here
  40. Flood alert Shuttle and Cray Bexley, Bromley, Greater London, KentShuttle, Cray 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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