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: 15:31 today. Official England warnings.
Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 15:32 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: 15:33 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 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.
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
- North Sea coast at Bridlington100
- Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir66
- Coast at North Morecambe Bay52
- Somerset coast at Porlock Weir45
- Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton43
- Mersey Estuary at Warrington29
- West Bay Harbour27
- Dorset coast at Poole Harbour25
- Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour24
- Somerset coast at Clevedon24
Newest first 3,281–3,320 of 3,972
- Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
- Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
- Flood alert Tern and Perry Catchments Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and WrekinRiver Tern, River Perry All warnings here
- Flood alert Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir Greater London, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, WandsworthRiver Thames All warnings here
- Flood warning Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
- Flood warning Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
- Flood warning Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
- Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Avon and Tributaries Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, HampshireAvon All warnings here
- Flood alert Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove West SussexGroundwater All warnings here
- Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Patcham Brighton and HoveGroundwater All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
- Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle Hampshire, West SussexGroundwater All warnings here
- Flood warning River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Axe All warnings here
- Flood alert South Devon Rivers DevonRiver Avon, River Erme, River Harbourne All warnings here
- Flood warning Upper Frome at Maiden Newton Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
- Flood warning River Brit at Skilling Playing Fields and West Bay Road Nursery Dorset CouncilRiver Brit All warnings here
- Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
- Flood warning River Char at Charmouth Dorset CouncilRiver Char All warnings here
- Flood warning River Char at Dolphins River Caravan Park Dorset CouncilRiver Char All warnings here
- Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
- Flood warning River Brit at Newtown, and Southgate Old Mill, Beaminster Dorset CouncilRiver Brit All warnings here
- Flood alert River Yealm Devon, PlymouthRiver Yealm All warnings here
- Flood alert West Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Hayle, Perrancoombe Stream, Bolingey Stream, Portreath Stream, Newlyn Coombe River All warnings here
- Flood alert Earby Beck and Glusburn Beck Catchments Bradford, North YorkshireGlusburn Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert River Calder Upper Catchment Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, RochdaleRiver Calder, Walsden Water, Hebden Water All warnings here
- Flood alert Groundwater flooding in Hambledon HampshireGroundwater All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
- Flood warning River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary DevonRiver Clyst All warnings here
- Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth Area Devon, SomersetRiver Otter, River Sid All warnings here
- Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries Devon, SomersetRiver Clyst, River Culm All warnings here
- Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
- Flood alert South Devon Coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren Devon, TorbaySouth Devon Coast 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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