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: 09:12 today. Official England warnings.

Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 09:17 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: 09:18 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 Sunday 13 September 2026 to Thursday 17 September 2026; issued 9/13/2026 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 0.03mASD, 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 9Removal 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
Hunstanton coast in NorfolkTidal11:37 yesterday
The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including SalthouseTidal11:32 yesterday
The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including CleyTidal11:31 yesterday
Coast at North Morecambe BayTidal10:26 yesterday
Tyne estuaryTidal10:19 yesterday

Flood warnings and alerts in 2025

4,249 warnings raised across 1,279 areas: 1 severe flood warning, 1,100 flood warnings and 3,148 flood alerts. January has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

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Severe Flood warning Flood alert

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Where they were raised

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

By month

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Most-warned areas

Newest first 2,961–3,000 of 4,249

Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary DevonRiver Clyst All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert The Essex coast from Shoeburyness, to and including Southend seafront, including Southchurch Park Southend-on-SeaThames Estuary All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Climping Seafront West SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert flooding in the West of Dorset Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Middle Hampshire Avon at The Close and West Harnham, Salisbury WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert River Dun Hampshire, WiltshireRiver Dun All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Mansbridge and Riverside Park Hampshire, SouthamptonRiver Itchen All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert River Blackwater Hampshire, WiltshireRiver Blackwater All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Colne Brook at Iver and Colnbrook Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hillingdon, Slough, Surrey, Windsor and MaidenheadColne Brook All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 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
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire CambridgeshireRiver Cam All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Bristol Avon (lower) from Twerton to Bristol Bath and North East Somerset, City of Bristol, South GloucestershireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert River Thames and tributaries from Buscot Wick down to Kings Lock Gloucestershire, OxfordshireRiver Thames All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert River Thames from Shepperton to Molesey Greater London, Richmond upon Thames, SurreyRiver Thames All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Somerset coast at Porlock Weir SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert River Severn in Worcestershire Gloucestershire, Shropshire, WorcestershireRiver Severn All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Kempsey Village WorcestershireRiver Severn, Hatfield Brook All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning River Mole at Brockham and Pixham SurreyRiver Mole All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Middle Hampshire Avon at St Marys Cathedral area, Salisbury WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood Dorset Council, Hampshire, WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Danes Stream HampshireDanes Stream All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Lower Stour and tributaries Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, HampshireRiver Allen, River Stour All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert The Rivers Deben and Lark SuffolkRiver Deben, River Lark All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Bristol Avon (middle) from Melksham to Bathford, not including Bradford on Avon Bath and North East Somerset, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Bristol Avon (middle) at Bradford on Avon WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning Bristol Avon (upper) from Malmesbury to Chippenham WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood warning River Biss upstream and downstream of Trowbridge WiltshireRiver Biss All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Lower River Derwent East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, YorkRiver Derwent All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Upper Arun Surrey, West SussexArun All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Lower River Colne and Frays River Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Slough, Surrey, Windsor and MaidenheadRiver Colne All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert River Lugg North of Leominster Herefordshire, WorcestershireRiver Lugg All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Cut Bracknell Forest, Windsor and MaidenheadThe Cut All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Tillingbourne SurreyTilling Bourbe, Law Brook All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Hoe Stream SurreyHoe Stream All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Emm Brook and Queen's Brook Bracknell Forest, WokinghamEmm Brook All warnings here
Mon 27 Jan 2025 Flood alert Lower River Wey SurreyRiver Wey, East Clandon Stream 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.