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: 10:59 today. Official England warnings.

Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 11:02 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: 11:03 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 0.03mASD, 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 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

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.

By month

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

Most-warned areas

Newest first 3,001–3,040 of 3,257

Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Middle Exe Area Devon, SomersetRiver Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Coastal areas of Pevensey Sea Front East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Coastal areas of Seaford Sea Front East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Tidal areas of Newhaven East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour Brighton and Hove, West SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Thorney Island to Bracklesham West SussexChichester Harbour All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert River Wye in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire, HerefordshireRiver Wye All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Tidal Trent Riverside Properties East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, NottinghamshireRiver Trent All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point CornwallSouth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert South Cornwall Coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding Truro City CornwallSouth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert South Cornwall Coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head CornwallSouth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert South Cornwall Coast from Rame Head to Plymouth including tidal estuaries Cornwall, Devon, PlymouthSouth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Exmoor Rivers Devon, SomersetRiver Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Coast from Pegwell Bay to Deal including the Tidal Stour KentNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood warning North Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth CornwallNorth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Tidal River Ouse Leeds, North Yorkshire, YorkRiver Ouse All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Upper River Ouse North Yorkshire, YorkRiver Ouse, Burdyke, Holgate Beck, Blue Beck, River Foss, The Fleet All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Cornwall Coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal River Camel CornwallNorth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Tidal River Camel excluding Wadebridge and Chapel Amble CornwallNorth Cornwall Coast, Tidal Camel Estuary All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Cornwall Coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point excluding Bude CornwallNorth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth CornwallNorth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert The River Dee Catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester Cheshire West and Chester, ShropshireRiver Dee All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Somerset coast at Dunster Beaches, Blue Anchor, Steart, Stolford and Brean North Somerset, SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood warning Somerset coast at Porlock Weir SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour North Somerset, SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Somerset coast at Porlock Weir SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood warning North Bank of the Humber Estuary at Hessle Foreshore East Riding of YorkshireHumber estuary All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood warning Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Lower River Swale North YorkshireRiver Swale, Cod Beck, Bedale Beck All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood warning Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock, seafront properties and Portbury Dock areas City of Bristol, North SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Sea Coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk North Yorkshire, Redcar and ClevelandNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Sea Coast from Whitby to Filey East Riding of Yorkshire, North YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Hornsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Somerset coast at Clevedon North SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock City of Bristol, North SomersetBristol Channel All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert River Avon in Worcestershire Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, WorcestershireAvon All warnings here
Wed 3 Jan 2018 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
Wed 3 Jan 2018 Flood alert The tidal Deben estuary SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea 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.