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Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

1 flood alert 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.
  • 1Flood alertFlooding 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 Weir
England’s EA warning areas and Welsh NRW warning points. Select a dot to read it.

Flood warnings and alerts in 2018

3,257 warnings raised across 779 areas: 0 severe flood warnings, 487 flood warnings and 2,770 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 0 2011’11 0 2012’12 0 2013’13 0 2014’14 0 2015’15 0 2016’16 0 2017’17 3,257 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.

7 warnings: River Plym and Tory Brook7 warnings: River Rythe from Oxshott to Thames Ditton and 2 nearby areas7 warnings: Upper Tame and 1 nearby area7 warnings: River Tone catchment7 warnings: South Devon Estuaries and 1 nearby area7 warnings: Upper River Loddon7 warnings: River Spen and Batley Beck catchments and 5 nearby areas7 warnings: Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton and 1 nearby area7 warnings: Weymouth Rivers and Streams7 warnings: The Rivers Wid and Can and 1 nearby area7 warnings: River Kym in Bedford Borough and Cambridgeshire7 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire and 1 nearby area7 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen7 warnings: Coast at Duddon estuary and 1 nearby area7 warnings: Lower River Medway8 warnings: Ravensbourne area in the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon8 warnings: Mid Devon Rivers8 warnings: Keswick Campsite and 2 nearby areas8 warnings: River Frome in Herefordshire8 warnings: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire8 warnings: Bow and Piddle Brook8 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge8 warnings: Lower Exe area and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire8 warnings: Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter8 warnings: Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water8 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 1 nearby area8 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster8 warnings: Somerset coast at Dunster Beaches, Blue Anchor, Steart, Stolford and Brean8 warnings: Isle of Wight coast9 warnings: Walsden Water at Gauxholme and 6 nearby areas9 warnings: Emm Brook and Queen's Brook and 1 nearby area9 warnings: River Dart area9 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley9 warnings: River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough9 warnings: Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at Twyford and 3 nearby areas9 warnings: Ledwyche Brook and River Rea9 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 1 nearby area9 warnings: East Somerset Rivers9 warnings: Tern and Perry catchments9 warnings: River Severn in Shropshire9 warnings: River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire9 warnings: Lower Torridge area9 warnings: South Devon Rivers9 warnings: River Avon in Worcestershire and 1 nearby area9 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries9 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary9 warnings: River Arrow and River Alne9 warnings: Hayling Island and 2 nearby areas9 warnings: North Sea at Sandsend9 warnings: Lower Dove and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Middle Tame and 4 nearby areas10 warnings: Upper River Wey10 warnings: River Esk catchment10 warnings: River Leadon catchment10 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire10 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries10 warnings: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Thorney Island to West Itchenor and 1 nearby area10 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Langstone to Emsworth Harbour10 warnings: River Severn in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Coast from Silloth to St Bees and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness and 1 nearby area10 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal Camel Estuary and 1 nearby area10 warnings: North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek and 1 nearby area11 warnings: River Rea and 6 nearby areas11 warnings: River Pinn and Woodridings Stream and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Hartlepool to Cowbar and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Glusburn Beck Catchment and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin area11 warnings: Weymouth Harbour and 1 nearby area11 warnings: River Wye in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Warrington and 4 nearby areas11 warnings: River Arrow in Herefordshire11 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean11 warnings: River Thames at Trowlock Island and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook12 warnings: River Teign area12 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby12 warnings: Lower River Swale12 warnings: River Sow and River Penk and 1 nearby area12 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head and 1 nearby area12 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour13 warnings: River Maun in Nottinghamshire13 warnings: River Cole and 5 nearby areas13 warnings: North Dartmoor Rivers13 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire and 3 nearby areas13 warnings: Mid Bristol Avon area13 warnings: Northumberland coast13 warnings: River Wye in Herefordshire13 warnings: Rea Brook and Cound Brook13 warnings: Severn Estuary at Severn Beach and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches14 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence14 warnings: River Chew catchment and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Upper River Ouse14 warnings: Lower River Nidd catchment14 warnings: Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Somerset coast at Clevedon and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area15 warnings: West coast of Dorset15 warnings: Lyme Regis Harbour and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches16 warnings: North Sea at Whitley Bay, Cullercoats and Tynemouth and 1 nearby area16 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries16 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water17 warnings: River Lugg south of Leominster and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Ouse at Naburn Lock and 3 nearby areas18 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall19 warnings: River Axe area and 1 nearby area19 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Exmoor Rivers and 1 nearby area19 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk19 warnings: Upper Teme19 warnings: Coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg and 1 nearby area20 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 1 nearby area22 warnings: Lower River Soar in Leicestershire and 1 nearby area22 warnings: West Cornwall Rivers22 warnings: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton and 1 nearby area23 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area23 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area24 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 3 nearby areas25 warnings: Upper River Tamar25 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea26 warnings: Middle Exe area26 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton26 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 2 nearby areas27 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 2 nearby areas30 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Warrington and 3 nearby areas36 warnings: East coast of Dorset and 3 nearby areas36 warnings: South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point and 4 nearby areas40 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 2 nearby areas45 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston and 4 nearby areas48 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 2 nearby areas52 warnings: West Bay Harbour and 2 nearby areas54 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay67 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 1 nearby area68 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir and 1 nearby area

By month

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Most-warned areas

  1. North Sea coast at Bridlington64
  2. Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir62
  3. Coast at North Morecambe Bay54
  4. Somerset coast at Porlock Weir42
  5. Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston39
  6. Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton26
  7. Middle Exe area26
  8. North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea25
  9. Upper River Tamar25
  10. Mersey Estuary at Warrington24

Newest first 2,921–2,960 of 3,257

  1. Flood warning Poole Harbour at West Quay and Lower Hamworthy Quay Bournemouth, Christchurch and PoolePoole Harbour All warnings here
  2. Flood warning Christchurch Harbour Side Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleChristchurch Harbour All warnings here
  3. Flood warning Wyre Estuary at Hambleton, around Wardleys Pool and Brickhouse Lane LancashireWyre Estuary All warnings here
  4. Flood alert Coast from Sandgate to Dungeness East Sussex, KentEnglish Channel All warnings here
  5. Flood alert Coast from Fairlight to Dungeness including the Tidal Rother East Sussex, KentEnglish Channel, Rother All warnings here
  6. Flood alert Coast from Dartford to Allhallows Bexley, Greater London, Kent, MedwayRiver Thames All warnings here
  7. Flood alert Middle River Roding Essex, Greater London, RedbridgeRiver Roding All warnings here
  8. Flood warning Lancashire coastline at Sunderland, around Sunderland Point, Bazil Point and Potts Corner LancashireIrish Sea All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Tidal Medway, Medway Estuary and Isle of Grain Kent, MedwayRiver Medway All warnings here
  10. Flood alert Hundred Foot Washes Cambridgeshire, NorfolkOld Bedford River, New Bedford River, Hundred Foot Drain, River Delph All warnings here
  11. Flood alert Lower Exe Area DevonRiver Exe All warnings here
  12. Flood alert Coast from St Bees Head to Millom CumberlandIrish Sea All warnings here
  13. 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
  14. Flood alert Coast from Gretna to Silloth CumberlandIrish Sea All warnings here
  15. Flood alert Coast from Silloth to St Bees CumberlandIrish Sea All warnings here
  16. Flood alert Coast at Duddon Estuary Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessIrish Sea All warnings here
  17. Flood alert Coast at Barrow in Furness Westmorland and FurnessIrish Sea All warnings here
  18. Flood alert Coast at North Morecambe Bay Lancashire, Westmorland and FurnessIrish Sea All warnings here
  19. Flood alert The tidal Deben estuary SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea All warnings here
  20. Flood warning Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
  21. Flood alert Wyre Estuary LancashireWyre Estuary All warnings here
  22. Flood alert Lune Estuary LancashireLune estuary All warnings here
  23. Flood warning Bosham and West Itchenor West SussexChichester Harbour All warnings here
  24. Flood alert Coastal areas of Pevensey Sea Front East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
  25. Flood alert Coastal areas of Seaford Sea Front East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
  26. Flood alert Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk West SussexLittlehampton Harbour All warnings here
  27. Flood alert Selsey Bill to Elmer West SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
  28. Flood alert Tidal areas of Newhaven East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
  29. Flood alert Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour Brighton and Hove, West SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
  30. Flood alert Thorney Island to Bracklesham West SussexChichester Harbour All warnings here
  31. Flood alert Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin Area DevonRiver Caen, Bradiford Water, River Yeo All warnings here
  32. Flood alert South Devon Rivers DevonRiver Avon, River Erme, River Harbourne All warnings here
  33. Flood warning North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice Cambridgeshire, PeterboroughRiver Nene All warnings here
  34. Flood alert Hayling Island HampshireLangstone Harbour All warnings here
  35. Flood alert Langstone to Emsworth Harbour Hampshire, West SussexLangstone Harbour, Emsworth Harbour All warnings here
  36. Flood warning River Lynher from Berriowbridge to Notter Bridge CornwallRiver Lynher All warnings here
  37. Flood alert Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
  38. Flood alert North Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Camel, River Allen, Bodmin Town Leat, River Valency All warnings here
  39. Flood alert West Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Hayle, Perrancoombe Stream, Bolingey Stream, Portreath Stream, Newlyn Coombe River All warnings here
  40. Flood warning River Ouse at Naburn Lock YorkRiver Ouse 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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