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: 11:12 today. Official England warnings.

Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 11:17 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: 11:18 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.

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 0.02mASD, 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 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 3,081–3,120 of 3,972

Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood warning River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill WarwickshireRiver Arrow All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Arrow and River Alne Warwickshire, WorcestershireArrow, Alne All warnings here
Sat 30 Jan 2016 Flood warning River Alne at Chapel Lane and Church Lane in Aston Cantlow and Great Alne WarwickshireRiver Alne All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Rivers Tillingham and Brede Area East SussexTillingham, Brede All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Rother Area East Sussex, KentRiver Rother All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper River Medway Area East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West SussexRiver Medway All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood warning Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater SomersetWashford River All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Rivers on the Isle of Sheppey KentScrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert West Somerset Streams SomersetHorner Water, River Aller, Washford River, Hawkcombe Stream, Monksilver Stream, Doniford Stream All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Combe Haven East SussexCombe Haven All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Cuckmere River East SussexCuckmere River All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Uck East SussexUck All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper Ouse East Sussex, West SussexRiver Ouse All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper Arun Surrey, West SussexArun All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Mid Bristol Avon Area Bath and North East Somerset, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper Stour and Tributaries Dorset Council, Somerset, WiltshireRiver Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Western Rother Hampshire, West SussexWestern Rother All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Ems Hampshire, West SussexRiver Ems All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Chew Catchment Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, SomersetRiver Chew, Chew Stoke Stream, Winford Brook All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Leam and River Itchen Warwickshire, West NorthamptonshireRiver Leam, River Itchen All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West NorthamptonshireAvon, Swift, Claycoton All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Wye in Herefordshire Gloucestershire, HerefordshireRiver Wye All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert The Suffolk Coast at Southwold SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper Bristol Avon Area Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, WiltshireBristol River Avon All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert The Suffolk Coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle Hampshire, West SussexGroundwater All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Tidal River Waveney Norfolk, SuffolkWaveney All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Lower Torridge Area DevonRiver Torridge, Kenwith Stream All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Exmoor Rivers Devon, SomersetRiver Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Lower Exe Area DevonRiver Exe All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Middle Exe Area Devon, SomersetRiver Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Tidal River Yare NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Dart Area Devon, TorbayRiver Dart All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Teign Area Devon, TorbayRiver Teign, River Bovey, River Lemon, River Kenn All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood warning River Lynher from Berriowbridge to Notter Bridge CornwallRiver Lynher All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert River Lynher CornwallRiver Lynher All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Humber Estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall East Riding of YorkshireHumber Estuary, Winestead Drain All warnings here
Fri 29 Jan 2016 Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Patcham Brighton and HoveGroundwater 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.