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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 23:33 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 2007

4,004 warnings raised across 889 areas: 76 severe flood warnings, 889 flood warnings and 3,039 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 4,004 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 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 Bollin catchment, including Knutsford, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Bollington2 warnings: Coast at Lytham St Annes2 warnings: Coast from Heysham to Cockerham2 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster2 warnings: River Lodden at Bridge Close, Gillingham2 warnings: Lower River Wyre3 warnings: River Trent at Trentlock and 1 nearby area3 warnings: Areas near to the New Cut Drain in the Wybers Wood and Willows Estate areas of Grimsby3 warnings: Areas near Great Eau and Long Eau from Claythorpe and North Reston to Saltfleet3 warnings: River Waring in Horncastle and 1 nearby area3 warnings: Stone Trent3 warnings: Barrow Beck in Barrow Upon Humber3 warnings: River Bride from Long Bredy to Burton Bradstock3 warnings: West Somerset Streams3 warnings: Middle Nene3 warnings: South Devon coast from Plymouth to Start Point3 warnings: Middle River Tamar3 warnings: River Lynher3 warnings: The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester3 warnings: Upper Dove3 warnings: Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall3 warnings: The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck3 warnings: River Torridge (Lower) from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard3 warnings: River Teign area3 warnings: Bristol Frome catchment3 warnings: Lower Exe area3 warnings: North Dartmoor Rivers3 warnings: Upper River Lune4 warnings: River Lostock and River Yarrow4 warnings: Lower Glen and Bourne Eau System4 warnings: Swaton Eau in Swaton Village and 1 nearby area4 warnings: River Steeping4 warnings: Waithe Beck in Brigsley4 warnings: The River Mun at Mundesley and 1 nearby area4 warnings: Louth Canal and Waithe Beck4 warnings: Upper Tame4 warnings: North Somerset area4 warnings: Lower River Ancholme4 warnings: The River Stour from Sudbury to Stratford St Mary and Dedham and 1 nearby area4 warnings: Brooks in the Wyre Forest4 warnings: The River Gipping, from downstream of Needham Market, to upstream of London Road Bridge, Ipswich4 warnings: River Blithe and River Swarbourn4 warnings: River Chew catchment4 warnings: Upper River Ribble, Hodder5 warnings: Witham in North Kesteven5 warnings: Lincolnshire East Coast Rivers and 1 nearby area5 warnings: Bourne Brook (Tamworth)5 warnings: Upper Nene5 warnings: East and West Glens5 warnings: River Cole5 warnings: Burton Trent5 warnings: Lower Tame5 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean5 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness5 warnings: Coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg5 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay5 warnings: Coast from Silloth to St Bees5 warnings: Lower Torridge area and 1 nearby area5 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham6 warnings: Minor watercourses of the South Forty Foot Drain and 1 nearby area6 warnings: Isolated properties near the Louth Canal from Keddington to High Bridge and 1 nearby area6 warnings: River Mease6 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 1 nearby area6 warnings: River Gowy catchment including areas around Frodsham6 warnings: South Devon Rivers6 warnings: Exmoor Rivers6 warnings: Middle Exe area6 warnings: Upper River Wyre, Brock7 warnings: Bain catchment and 1 nearby area7 warnings: The north Norfolk coast at Salthouse and east Cley and 2 nearby areas7 warnings: Middle Tame7 warnings: Mid Devon Rivers7 warnings: The Rivers Blyth and Walpole and Chediston, Bramfield and Wrentham watercourses7 warnings: The River Yare at Norwich, from Cringleford to Trowse Newton and 1 nearby area7 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches7 warnings: River Calder in east Lancashire7 warnings: Lower River Lune and Conder8 warnings: River Idle in Nottinghamshire8 warnings: The Thorpeness Hundred River and the River Ore8 warnings: River Sow and River Penk8 warnings: River Dart area and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Barbourne Brook9 warnings: Far extent of Tidal Flooding from the Wash and Tidal Estuaries and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Lower Dove and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire9 warnings: Rea Brook and Cound Brook9 warnings: River Anker and River Sence9 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire9 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches10 warnings: Minor Watercourses from Heighington to Dunston and 3 nearby areas10 warnings: River Worfe10 warnings: The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market10 warnings: Lower Teme10 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area10 warnings: River Sence in Leicestershire10 warnings: Lower River Ribble and Darwen11 warnings: Rase and Upper Ancholme and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Barlings Eau and Duckpool Catchwater and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Far extent of Tidal flooding on the South Humber Bank and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area11 warnings: Upper River Tamar12 warnings: Witham in South Kesteven and 1 nearby area12 warnings: The Rivers Deben and Lark13 warnings: Tern and Perry catchments14 warnings: The River Stiffkey from Fulmodeston to Warham and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: The upper Rivers Yare, Tiffey, Tas and Wacton and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Axe area14 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence14 warnings: East Somerset Rivers15 warnings: The Rivers Minsmere and Yox, from Peasenhall and Sibton to the Minsmere Levels and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth15 warnings: Mid Bristol Avon area15 warnings: The Norfolk coast from Eccles on Sea, to and including, Winterton-on-Sea and 1 nearby area16 warnings: River Wreake in Leicestershire16 warnings: Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool16 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: The River Waveney from Diss and the River Dove to Ellingham, including Bungay16 warnings: River Stour in Worcestershire17 warnings: Lower Derwent in Derbyshire17 warnings: The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne18 warnings: North Devon Coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth18 warnings: The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire18 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water19 warnings: River Trent in Nottinghamshire19 warnings: The Norfolk coast from Caister to Gorleston, including Great Yarmouth and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire20 warnings: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: Rivers Wampool and Ellen22 warnings: Rivers Caldew and Petteril22 warnings: Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster22 warnings: Upper River Eden23 warnings: Rivers Lowther and Eamont23 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela23 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley23 warnings: River Severn in Shropshire24 warnings: Rivers Esk and Irthing24 warnings: Middle River Eden25 warnings: Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk25 warnings: Rivers Cocker, Marron and Derwent25 warnings: Lower River Eden and 1 nearby area25 warnings: The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey26 warnings: Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck27 warnings: Upper Teme33 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water34 warnings: River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough35 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary54 warnings: Upper Soar catchment

By month

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

Most-warned areas

  1. Tidal Thames from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir Riverside Properties58
  2. Upper Soar catchment54
  3. West Coast of Dorset 143
  4. The tidal Deben estuary35
  5. Essex Coast from Clacton to Southend35
  6. River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough34
  7. The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water33
  8. Warwickshire Upper Avon Tributaries31
  9. Rivers in East Warwickshire31
  10. Flood Watch Rivers Greta and St Johns Beck30

Newest first 241–280 of 4,004

  1. Flood alert River Severn in Worcestershire Gloucestershire, Shropshire, WorcestershireRiver Severn All warnings here
  2. Flood warning River Severn at Shrewsbury (W) All warnings here
  3. Flood alert Cuckmere River All warnings here
  4. Flood alert Upper Ouse All warnings here
  5. Flood alert Lower Derwent in Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire, LeicestershireRiver Derwent All warnings here
  6. Flood alert Tidal River Yare NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
  7. Flood warning River Severn from Pool Quay to Crew Green (W) All warnings here
  8. Flood alert Upper Arun All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Tidal River Waveney Norfolk, SuffolkWaveney All warnings here
  10. Flood alert Tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
  11. Flood alert Suffolk Coast from Hopton to Shingle Street SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
  12. Flood alert Weaver catchment including Nantwich, Frodsham, Crewe, Windsford and Northwich Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Shropshire, StaffordshireRiver Weaver All warnings here
  13. Flood alert River Uck All warnings here
  14. Flood alert River Thames from Eynsham Lock, Eynsham to Sandford Lock, Sandford-on-Thames All warnings here
  15. Flood alert River Thames from St Johns Lock, Lechlade to Eynsham Lock, Eynsham All warnings here
  16. Flood alert River Thames from Cirencester to St Johns Lock, Lechlade All warnings here
  17. Flood alert River Bure and Spixworth Beck NorfolkBure, Spixworth Beck All warnings here
  18. Flood alert Eastern Yar Flood Watch Area All warnings here
  19. Flood alert The River Ray (Wiltshire) Catchment All warnings here
  20. Flood warning River Vyrnwy from Llansantffraid to Shrawardine (W) All warnings here
  21. Flood warning River Wye (Derbys.) from Buxton to Rowsley including Rowsley A All warnings here
  22. Flood alert River Severn in Shropshire Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, WorcestershireRiver Severn All warnings here
  23. Flood alert Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston Cheshire East, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, WarringtonRiver Mersey All warnings here
  24. Flood warning River Dane at Congleton, Area A All warnings here
  25. Flood alert River Gowy catchment including areas around Frodsham Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, HaltonRiver Gowy All warnings here
  26. Flood alert Upper Ouse All warnings here
  27. Flood alert River Dane catchment including Kidsgrove,Sandbach, Congleton, Middlewich and Northeast Crewe Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Derbyshire, Halton, Staffordshire, WarringtonRiver Dane All warnings here
  28. Flood warning RIver Wye at Hereford City All warnings here
  29. Flood warning River Severn from Caerhowel to Trewern (W) All warnings here
  30. Flood alert River Wye in Derbyshire DerbyshireRiver Wye All warnings here
  31. Flood warning River Severn from Glandulais to Caerhowel including Newtown (W) All warnings here
  32. Flood warning River Severn from Llandinam to Glandulais including Caersws (W) All warnings here
  33. Flood warning River Wye from Hereford To Ross On Wye All warnings here
  34. Flood warning River Wye from Hay To Hereford All warnings here
  35. Flood alert The Rivers Eden & Eden Brook Area All warnings here
  36. Flood alert East Somerset Rivers SomersetRiver Brue, River Sheppey, North Drain, South Drain All warnings here
  37. Flood warning River Bollin at Macclesfield Area A All warnings here
  38. Flood warning River Bollin at Prestbury Area A All warnings here
  39. Flood alert Stone Trent StaffordshireRiver Trent All warnings here
  40. Flood alert Stoke Trent Staffordshire, Stoke-on-TrentFord Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River Trent 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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