Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales
No flood warnings or alerts in force
The Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW have no flood warnings or alerts in force in England, Scotland and Wales. Conditions can change quickly; we check each feed every 15 minutes.
- 0Severe flood warningsSevere flooding. Danger to life.
- 0Flood warningsFlooding is expected. Immediate action required.
- 0Flood 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 — Environment Agency. No flood warnings or alerts in force. Last successful check: 11:45 today. Official England warnings.
Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 11:47 today. Official Scotland warnings.
Scottish warnings are listed with SEPA’s wording below. Their locations are not supplied by RSS, so they are not yet mapped or matched to individual gauges or area notifications.
Wales — Natural Resources Wales. NRW has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Wales. Last successful check: 11:48 today. Official Wales warnings.
Welsh warning points show a reference location, not the whole affected area. Check NRW for the boundary. The historical archive below covers England only.
NRW five-day flood risk outlook. The forecast flood risk across Wales for today and the next four days is very low. Rhagwelir fod y perygl llifogydd ar draws Cymru ar gyfer heddiw a'r pedwar diwrnod nesaf yn isel iawn. Covers Monday 14 September 2026 to Friday 18 September 2026; issued 9/14/2026 09:30:00 AM (NRW’s clock).
NRW lists no local authority above very low risk for these days.
Natural Resources Wales flood warnings and outlook. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nothing in force
There are no flood warnings or alerts in England, Scotland or Wales right now, according to our latest successful checks of the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW feeds.
Recently removed 5Removal notices from the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW. Standing water and debris can remain; check each source’s freshness above.
- Somerset coast at Porlock WeirTidal12:26 today
- Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonTidal10:11 today
- The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon WaterTidal09:59 today
- The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuariesTidal17:13 yesterday
- The Suffolk coast at SouthwoldTidal17:12 yesterday
Flood warnings and alerts in 2022
3,195 warnings raised across 896 areas: 14 severe flood warnings, 628 flood warnings and 2,553 flood alerts. February has seen the most.
Warnings raised each year
Select a year to list its warnings.
Severe Flood warning Flood alertWhere they were raised
Each dot is a group of warning areas; the bigger the dot, the more warnings.
By month
Most-warned areas
- Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir51
- Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall44
- The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries41
- North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea34
- Coast at North Morecambe Bay29
- Eastern Yar29
- Christchurch Harbour26
- Climping Seafront25
- Somerset coast at Porlock Weir25
- North Sea coast at Bridlington22
Newest first 2,841–2,880 of 3,195
- Flood alert Upper River Eden North Yorkshire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Eden All warnings here
- Flood alert Somerset coast at Porlock Weir SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast at North Morecambe Bay Lancashire, Westmorland and FurnessIrish Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston LancashireWyre Estuary All warnings here
- Flood alert Mersey Estuary at Warrington Halton, WarringtonMersey Estuary All warnings here
- 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
- Flood alert Coast from Ramsgate to Kingsdown KentNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast from St Margaret's at Cliffe to Sandgate KentEnglish Channel, North Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal Deben estuary SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries Essex, SuffolkNorth Sea, River Orwell, River Deben All warnings here
- Flood alert The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries EssexNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Norfolk coast from Eccles on Sea, to and including, Winterton-on-Sea NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Norfolk coast from Bacton to Ostend, including Walcott NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood warning North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood warning North Sea coast at Hornsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea, Stream Dike, Foss Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Suffolk coast at Southwold SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet East Riding of YorkshireThe Humber All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk North Yorkshire, Redcar and ClevelandNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall East Riding of YorkshireHumber Estuary, Winestead Drain All warnings here
- Flood alert Northumberland coast NorthumberlandNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Hunstanton coast in Norfolk NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast from Heacham to north of King's Lynn in Norfolk NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood warning The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort and surrounding marshland ThurrockThames Estuary All warnings here
- Flood alert Mersey Estuary at Warrington Halton, WarringtonMersey Estuary All warnings here
- Flood alert Tidal Thames riverside from Dartford Creek and The Mardyke to the Thames Barrier Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greater London, Greenwich, Havering, Kent, Newham, ThurrockRiver Thames All warnings here
- Flood alert Tidal Medway, Medway estuary and Isle of Grain Kent, MedwayRiver Medway All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast from Dartford to Allhallows Bexley, Greater London, Kent, MedwayRiver Thames All warnings here
- Flood alert Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter KentEnglish Channel, The Swale All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast from Whitstable to Margate KentNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries EssexNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries Essex, SuffolkNorth Sea, River Orwell, River Deben All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal Deben estuary SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall East Riding of YorkshireHumber Estuary, Winestead Drain All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast at North Morecambe Bay Lancashire, Westmorland and FurnessIrish Sea 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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