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: 09:40 today. Official England warnings.

Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 09:47 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: 09:48 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 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 7Removal 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

Flood warnings and alerts in 2016

3,972 warnings raised across 993 areas: 3 severe flood warnings, 831 flood warnings and 3,138 flood alerts. January has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

Select a year to list its warnings.

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 3,972 2016’16 0 2017’17 0 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.

By month

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Most-warned areas

Newest first 3,001–3,040 of 3,972

Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning Rivers Strat and Neet at Helebridge CornwallRiver Strat, River Bush All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Severe flood warning Portreath Stream at Portreath CornwallPortreath Stream All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning River Yarty from Yarcombe to Axminster DevonRiver Yarty All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy Confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning River Strat from Bush to Pinch Bridge excluding Stratton CornwallRiver Strat All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Yeo and River Parrett, Lower Reaches All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning Portreath Stream at Portreath CornwallPortreath Stream All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert East Coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning River Tone from Waterrow to Taunton Devon, SomersetRiver Tone All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert West Coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater SomersetWashford River All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning River Dart from Buckfastleigh to Totnes, including Staverton DevonRiver Dart All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning River Dart from Dartmeet to Buckfastleigh DevonRiver Dart All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert Rivers in North Gloucestershire Gloucestershire All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Tone Catchment Devon, SomersetHillfarrance Brook, Halsewater Stream, River Tone All warnings here
Sat 6 Feb 2016 Flood warning River Walkham from Huckworthy to Bedford Bridge DevonRiver Walkham All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert West Somerset Streams SomersetHorner Water, River Aller, Washford River, Hawkcombe Stream, Monksilver Stream, Doniford Stream All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Chew Catchment Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, SomersetRiver Chew, Chew Stoke Stream, Winford Brook All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Upper Bristol Avon Area Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert St Austell and Par Rivers CornwallRiver Par, Mevagissey Stream All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Rivers Looe and Seaton CornwallRiver Seaton, River Pol All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Rivers Tavy and Walkham Devon, PlymouthRiver Tavy, River Walkham All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert West Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Hayle, Perrancoombe Stream, Bolingey Stream, Portreath Stream, Newlyn Coombe River All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Plym and Tory Brook Devon, PlymouthRiver Plym, Tory Brook, Long Brook All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert North Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Camel, River Allen, Bodmin Town Leat, River Valency All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Fowey CornwallRiver Fowey All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Lynher CornwallRiver Lynher All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Yealm Devon, PlymouthRiver Yealm All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert South Devon Rivers DevonRiver Avon, River Erme, River Harbourne All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Teign Area Devon, TorbayRiver Teign, River Bovey, River Lemon, River Kenn All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Dart Area Devon, TorbayRiver Dart All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Middle Exe Area Devon, SomersetRiver Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Lower River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Helford and Fal Rivers CornwallRiver Kenwyn, Rover Allen, River Fal, River Tinney 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.