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: 18:23 today. Official England warnings.
Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 18:32 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: 18:33 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 3Removal 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
Every flood warning since 2006
87,651 warnings raised across 4,554 areas: 499 severe flood warnings, 22,848 flood warnings and 64,304 flood alerts. The busiest year was 2024, with 9,288. 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 Weir907
- North Sea coast at Bridlington753
- Coast at North Morecambe Bay667
- The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries524
- Somerset coast at Porlock Weir506
- Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall367
- Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton346
- Upper River Tamar339
- Christchurch Harbour326
- The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water325
Newest first 3,321–3,360 of 87,651
- Flood alert Middle Hampshire Avon and tributaries Dorset Council, Hampshire, WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
- Flood warning Pulborough on the River Arun West SussexRiver Arun All warnings here
- Flood alert Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck Leeds, WakefieldIngs Beck, Alverthorpe Beck, Balne Beck, Oakenshaw Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood warning South Devon coast low-lying areas of the Dart estuary DevonSouth Devon coast All warnings here
- Flood warning Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge Dorset CouncilPortland Harbour All warnings here
- Flood alert Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert South Devon coast from Plymouth to Start Point DevonEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert Weymouth Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood warning South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head CornwallSouth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
- Flood warning South Cornwall Coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the tidal Fal Estuary CornwallSouth Cornwall coast All warnings here
- Flood warning Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries Cornwall, Devon, PlymouthSouth Cornwall Coast All warnings here
- Flood warning Tidal Fal Estuary CornwallSouth Cornwall Coast, Tidal Fal Estuary All warnings here
- Flood warning North Sea coast at Hornsea East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea, Stream Dike, Foss Beck All warnings here
- Flood warning North Sea coast at Bridlington - Harbour Road and Floral Pavilion East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood warning Dorset coast at Chiswell Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk North Yorkshire, Redcar and ClevelandNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Tamar Cornwall, DevonRiver Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey All warnings here
- Flood alert River Foulness and Market Weighton catchment East Riding of YorkshireRiver Foulness, Market Weighton Canal, North Cave Beck, Ellerker Beck, Mill Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert River Dene in South East Warwickshire WarwickshireDene All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert River Avon in Worcestershire Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, WorcestershireAvon All warnings here
- Flood alert River Rye Catchment North YorkshireRiver Rye All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower River Wear County Durham, SunderlandRiver Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn All warnings here
- Flood alert Osbaldwick Beck and Tanghall Beck North Yorkshire, YorkOsbaldwick Beck, Tanghall Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert River Leam and River Itchen Warwickshire, West NorthamptonshireRiver Leam, River Itchen All warnings here
- Flood alert Eastern Yar Isle of WightEastern Yar 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 alert Middle Exe area Devon, SomersetRiver Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower River Colne and Frays River Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Slough, Surrey, Windsor and MaidenheadRiver Colne All warnings here
- Flood alert River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, HertfordshireRiver Ivel All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Arun West SussexArun All warnings here
- Flood alert West Somerset Streams SomersetHorner Water, River Aller, Washford River, Hawkcombe Stream, Monksilver Stream, Doniford Stream All warnings here
- Flood alert River Enborne and Foudry Brook Hampshire, Reading, West Berkshire, WokinghamRiver Enborne, Eccinswell Brook, Kingsclere Brook, Baughurst Brook, Foudry Brook, West End Brook, Bishopswood Stream All warnings here
- Flood warning Fittleworth on the Western River Rother West SussexWest Sussex River Rother All warnings here
- Flood alert River Thames from Shepperton to Molesey Greater London, Richmond upon Thames, SurreyRiver Thames All warnings here
- Flood warning River Wey at Elstead and Eashing SurreyRiver Wey All warnings here
- Flood warning River Mole at Brockham and Pixham SurreyRiver Mole All warnings here
- Flood alert River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Stilebridge KentRiver Beult 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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