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: 14:11 today. Official England warnings.
Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 14:17 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: 14:18 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.
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 2,961–3,000 of 3,195
- 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 The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
- Flood warning The Suffolk coast at Southwold SuffolkRiver Blyth, North Sea 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 Tyne and Wear coast County Durham, Hartlepool, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, SunderlandNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water Norfolk, SuffolkWaveney All warnings here
- Flood alert The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The Suffolk coast at Southwold SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water NorfolkRiver Yare 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 Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower River Swale North YorkshireRiver Swale, Cod Beck, Bedale Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Ouse North Yorkshire, YorkRiver Ouse, Burdyke, Holgate Beck, Blue Beck, River Foss, The Fleet All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Wey Hampshire, Surrey, West SussexRiver Wey All warnings here
- Flood alert Cuckmere River East SussexCuckmere River All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Aire catchment Bradford, North YorkshireRiver Aire, Eller Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
- Flood alert River Wye in Herefordshire Gloucestershire, HerefordshireRiver Wye All warnings here
- Flood alert River Severn in Shropshire Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, WorcestershireRiver Severn All warnings here
- Flood alert Tern and Perry catchments Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and WrekinRiver Tern, River Perry All warnings here
- Flood alert River Churnet and River Tean StaffordshireRiver Churnet, River Tean All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
- Flood alert Somerset coast at Porlock Weir SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert Earby Beck and Glusburn Beck Bradford, North YorkshireGlusburn Beck All warnings here
- Flood warning Walsden Water at Walsden CalderdaleWalsden Water All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Exe area DevonRiver Exe All warnings here
- Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert West Somerset Streams SomersetHorner Water, River Aller, Washford River, Hawkcombe Stream, Monksilver Stream, Doniford Stream All warnings here
- Flood alert Mid Bristol Avon area Bath and North East Somerset, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower River Soar in Leicestershire Derbyshire, Leicestershire, NottinghamshireRiver Soar All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries Devon, SomersetRiver Clyst, River Culm All warnings here
- Flood alert Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin area DevonRiver Caen, Bradiford Water, River Yeo All warnings here
- Flood alert Middle Exe area Devon, SomersetRiver Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo All warnings here
- Flood alert Exmoor Rivers Devon, SomersetRiver Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water Norfolk, SuffolkWaveney All warnings here
- Flood alert The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water NorfolkRiver Yare 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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