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: 10:28 today. Official England warnings.

Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 10:32 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: 10:18 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 rising gently 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

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

Most-warned areas

Newest first 3,041–3,080 of 3,972

Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Middle River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Lyd, River Thrushel All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Mid Devon Rivers DevonRiver Creedy, River Yeo, Lapford Yeo, Little Dart All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Upper Torridge Area DevonRiver Torridge, River Waldon, River Lew All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Lower Exe Area DevonRiver Exe All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Lower Torridge Area DevonRiver Torridge, Kenwith Stream All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert North Dartmoor Rivers DevonRiver Taw, River Okement All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries Devon, SomersetRiver Clyst, River Culm All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Lower Taw Area DevonRiver Taw All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth Area Devon, SomersetRiver Otter, River Sid All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin Area DevonRiver Caen, Bradiford Water, River Yeo All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Patcham Brighton and HoveGroundwater All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove West SussexGroundwater All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Exmoor Rivers Devon, SomersetRiver Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle Hampshire, West SussexGroundwater All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Hambledon HampshireGroundwater All warnings here
Fri 5 Feb 2016 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Tue 2 Feb 2016 Flood alert Tidal River Yare NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
Tue 2 Feb 2016 Flood alert Tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
Sun 31 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper River Tees County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Tees All warnings here
Sun 31 Jan 2016 Flood alert Tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
Sun 31 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Thames and tributaries in the Oxford Area OxfordshireRiver Thames All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge Gloucestershire, OxfordshireRiver Windrush All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood warning English Dee from Shocklach to Chester Cheshire West and ChesterRiver Dee All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Tidal River Yare NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Bow and Piddle Brook WorcestershirePiddle, Bow All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Severn in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire, WorcestershireSevern Estuary All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Lower River Medway Area Kent, MedwayRiver Medway All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham SurreyRiver Mole All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Wye in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire, HerefordshireRiver Wye All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Lugg south of Leominster HerefordshireRiver Lugg All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Lower Meon HampshireRiver Meon All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Eastern Yar Isle of WightEastern Yar All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Lower River Soar in Leicestershire Derbyshire, Leicestershire, NottinghamshireRiver Soar All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Sence in Leicestershire LeicestershireRiver Sence All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper Soar Catchment Leicester, LeicestershireRiver Soar All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Frome in Herefordshire HerefordshireRiver Frome All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert Darent Catchment Bexley, Greater London, KentRiver Darent All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Blythe in Warwickshire Solihull, WarwickshireRiver Blythe 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.