Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

Name: Flood warnings raised in England since 2006
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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.

England’s EA warning areas and Welsh NRW warning points. Select a dot to read it.

England — Environment Agency. 1 flood alert in force. Last successful check: 11:12 today. Official England warnings.

Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 11:17 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: 11:18 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.

Flood alerts 1Flooding is possible. Be prepared.

Flood alertTidal

Somerset coast at Porlock Weir

SomersetBristol Channel

Raised Thu 10 Sep, 13:29

High tides tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.

Read the full message

Flooding is possible Around high tide

We are entering a sequence of Spring tides that may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible around 06:45 on Friday 11th September. Flooding is forecast to affect locations at Porlock Bay, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around the coastline between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point including Porlock Weir. The first high tide is at 06:45 on Friday with a peak height of 6.12m and a F4 north westerly wind. The second high tide is at 19:00 on Friday with a peak height of 6.37m and a F4 westerly wind

We are closely monitoring the situation .

Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .

This message will be updated by 12:19PM on 10 September 2026 or as the situation changes.

Gauges nearby

Parsons Street 0.02mASD, normal 1.4 km away Allerford -0.09m, below normal 2.5 km away West Luccombe 0.04mASD, normal 2.7 km away

Warned 506 times here since 2012 Area map and gauges

Recently removed 4Removal notices from the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW. Standing water and debris can remain; check each source’s freshness above.

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

Every flood warning since 2006

87,651 warnings raised across 4,554 areas: 499 severe flood warnings, 22,848 flood warnings and 64,304 flood alerts. The busiest year was 2024, with 9,288. January has seen the most.

Warnings raised each year

Select a year to list its warnings.

Severe Flood warning Flood alert

2,241 2006’06 4,004 2007’07 3,893 2008’08 2,273 2009’09 1,892 2010’10 1,267 2011’11 5,859 2012’12 3,757 2013’13 5,353 2014’14 3,701 2015’15 3,972 2016’16 2,554 2017’17 3,257 2018’18 5,615 2019’19 6,761 2020’20 4,266 2021’21 3,195 2022’22 6,360 2023’23 9,288most on record 2024’24 4,249 2025’25 3,894so far 2026’26

Where they were raised

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

By month

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

Most-warned areas

Newest first 2,961–3,000 of 87,651

Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Bow and Piddle Brook WorcestershirePiddle, Bow All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning River Tamar from Greystone Bridge to Cotehele excluding Calstock Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert The Rivers Wid and Can EssexRiver Wid, River Can All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning River Derwent at Buttercrambe Mill North YorkshireRiver Derwent All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Lower River Wear County Durham, SunderlandRiver Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market SuffolkRattlesden River, Gipping All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert The Rivers Deben and Lark SuffolkRiver Deben, River Lark All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Upper River Coquet NorthumberlandRiver Coquet, River Alwin All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert The upper Stour and surrounding tributaries Cambridgeshire, Essex, SuffolkStour, Stour Brook, Bumpstead Brook All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Teise and Lesser Teise area from Horsmonden to Yalding KentTeise, Lesser Teise All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning Alfriston on the Cuckmere River East SussexCuckmere River All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Middle River Don catchment Doncaster, Rotherham, SheffieldRiver Don All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning River Blythe at Earlswood Solihull, WarwickshireRiver Blythe All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Severe flood warning Upper Frome at Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Rivers Wampool and Ellen CumberlandRiver Wampool, River Ellen All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Upper Dove Derbyshire, StaffordshireRiver Dove All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning Mock Bridge, near Shermanbury on the River Adur West SussexRiver Adur All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Maun in Nottinghamshire NottinghamshireRiver Maun All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert East and West Glens Lincolnshire, RutlandRiver East Glen, River West Glen, River Tham All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 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
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Meden in Nottinghamshire Derbyshire, NottinghamshireRiver Meden All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning Upper Frome at Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal East Sussex, KentRiver Rother All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Leven Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-TeesRiver Leven All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Dearne catchment Barnsley, Doncaster, Kirklees, Rotherham, WakefieldRiver Dearne, River Dove All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning Lodsbridge to Shopham Bridge on the Western River Rother West SussexWest Sussex River Rother All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Sheaf Catchment Derbyshire, SheffieldRiver Sheaf All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning Lindfield Bridge on the River Ouse West SussexSussex River Ouse All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Upper Hampshire Avon and tributaries WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning Mansbridge and Woodmill on the River Itchen Hampshire, SouthamptonRiver Itchen All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Teise area from Lamberhurst to Goudhurst East Sussex, KentTeise All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Stilebridge KentRiver Beult All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Tove in Northamptonshire Milton Keynes, West NorthamptonshireRiver Tove All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Witham in South Kesteven Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, RutlandRiver Witham, Foston Beck All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Kym in Bedford Borough and Cambridgeshire Bedford, Cambridgeshire, North NorthamptonshireRiver Kym All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood warning River Tone from Bathpool to Ham including Ruishton and Creech St Michael SomersetRiver Tone All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Bear Brook and tributaries in the Aylesbury area, including Wendover and Weston Turville BuckinghamshireBear Brook All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Arrow and River Alne Warwickshire, WorcestershireArrow, Alne All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert Tillingbourne SurreyTilling Bourbe, Law Brook All warnings here
Tue 27 Jan 2026 Flood alert River Anker and River Sence Leicestershire, Staffordshire, WarwickshireRiver Anker, River Sence 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.