Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales
No flood warnings or alerts in force
The Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW have no flood warnings or alerts in force in England, Scotland and Wales. Conditions can change quickly; we check each feed every 15 minutes.
- 0Severe flood warningsSevere flooding. Danger to life.
- 0Flood warningsFlooding is expected. Immediate action required.
- 0Flood alertsFlooding 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 — Environment Agency. No flood warnings or alerts in force. Last successful check: 12:37 today. Official England warnings.
Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 12:47 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: 12:48 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 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.
Nothing in force
There are no flood warnings or alerts in England, Scotland or Wales right now, according to our latest successful checks of the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW feeds.
Recently removed 5Removal notices from the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW. Standing water and debris can remain; check each source’s freshness above.
- Somerset coast at Porlock WeirTidal12:26 today
- 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 2021
4,266 warnings raised across 1,149 areas: 7 severe flood warnings, 1,049 flood warnings and 3,210 flood alerts. January has seen the most.
Warnings raised each year
Select a year to list its warnings.
Severe Flood warning Flood alertWhere they were raised
Each dot is a group of warning areas; the bigger the dot, the more warnings.
By month
Most-warned areas
- Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir73
- North Sea coast at Bridlington31
- The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water31
- Eastern Yar31
- The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne30
- Somerset coast at Porlock Weir25
- North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea25
- The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water24
- Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall24
- Severn Vyrnwy confluence21
Newest first 3,081–3,120 of 4,266
- Flood alert Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook HertfordshireRiver Colne All warnings here
- Flood alert River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment Essex, HertfordshireRiver Stort, Stansted Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Wampool and Ellen CumberlandRiver Wampool, River Ellen All warnings here
- Flood alert River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham SurreyRiver Mole All warnings here
- Flood alert River Severn in Shropshire Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, WorcestershireRiver Severn All warnings here
- Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper Soar catchment Leicester, LeicestershireRiver Soar All warnings here
- Flood alert River Worfe Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and WrekinRiver Worfe All warnings here
- Flood alert River Frome in Herefordshire HerefordshireRiver Frome All warnings here
- Flood alert Ledwyche Brook and River Rea Herefordshire, Shropshire, WorcestershireLedwyche Brook, River Rea All warnings here
- Flood warning Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site North Northamptonshire, West NorthamptonshireRiver Nene All warnings here
- Flood alert River Darent from Westerham to Dartford Bexley, Greater London, KentRiver Darent All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Derwent in Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire, LeicestershireRiver Derwent All warnings here
- Flood warning River Avon at Wyre Piddle WorcestershireRiver Avon All warnings here
- Flood warning River Avon at Strensham and Bredon Gloucestershire, WorcestershireRiver Avon All warnings here
- Flood alert The Rivers Wid and Can EssexRiver Wid, River Can All warnings here
- Flood alert Welland tributaries Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Northamptonshire, RutlandRiver Welland, Medbourne Brook, Great Easton Brook, Eye Brook, River Chater, River Gwash All warnings here
- Flood alert The upper Stour and surrounding tributaries Cambridgeshire, Essex, SuffolkStour, Stour Brook, Bumpstead Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert River Arrow and River Alne Warwickshire, WorcestershireArrow, Alne All warnings here
- Flood alert River Dene in South East Warwickshire WarwickshireDene All warnings here
- Flood alert River Stour in South Warwickshire Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, WarwickshireRiver Stour All warnings here
- Flood alert Witham in South Kesteven Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, RutlandRiver Witham, Foston Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market SuffolkRattlesden River, Gipping All warnings here
- Flood alert River Avon in Worcestershire Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, WorcestershireAvon All warnings here
- Flood alert South Forty Foot Drain LincolnshireSouth Forty Foot Drain and tributaries All warnings here
- Flood alert The Rivers Deben and Lark SuffolkRiver Deben, River Lark All warnings here
- Flood alert Bottle Brook in Derbyshire DerbyshireBottle Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert River Devon and Smite in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, NottinghamshireRiver Devon All warnings here
- Flood warning River Wreake for mills at Hoby, Thrussington and Ratcliffe LeicestershireRiver Wreake All warnings here
- Flood alert Bin Brook in Cambridgeshire CambridgeshireBin Brook All warnings here
- Flood warning Marchington Brook at Marchington StaffordshireMarchington Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Dove Brooks and Egginton Brook in Derbyshire DerbyshireEgginton Brook, Foston Brook, Hilton Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Dove Brooks in Staffordshire Derbyshire, StaffordshireMarchington Brook, Picknall Brook, Rolleston Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert River Blithe and River Swarbourn Staffordshire, Stoke-on-TrentRiver Blithe, River Swarbourne All warnings here
- Flood alert River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, WorcestershireRiver Stour, Smestow Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Bourn Brook in Cambridgeshire CambridgeshireBourn Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert River Alt, Formby to Huyton Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, SeftonRiver Alt All warnings here
- Flood alert River Ouzel in Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Milton KeynesRiver Ouzel All warnings here
- Flood alert Bury Brook in Cambridgeshire CambridgeshireBury Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Low lying roads between Harrold and Oakley in Bedfordshire 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.
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