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: 19:37 today. Official England warnings.
Scotland — SEPA. SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 19:47 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: 19:48 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 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
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 3,481–3,520 of 3,972
- Flood alert Upper River Wyre, Brock LancashireRiver Wyre All warnings here
- Flood alert Low lying coastline at Blackpool All warnings here
- Flood alert Coast at North Morecambe Bay Lancashire, Westmorland and FurnessIrish Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert River Uck East SussexUck All warnings here
- Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert Christchurch Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Arun West SussexArun All warnings here
- Flood alert River Blackwater Hampshire, WiltshireRiver Blackwater All warnings here
- Flood alert Christchurch Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEnglish Channel All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper Ouse and Tributaries All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower Arun West SussexArun All warnings here
- Flood alert River Rother Area East Sussex, KentRiver Rother All warnings here
- Flood alert Middlesbrough Becks Middlesbrough, Redcar and ClevelandMiddlesbrough Becks All warnings here
- Flood alert River Gaunless County DurhamRiver Gaunless, Oakley Cross Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Nidd North YorkshireRiver Nidd All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower River Tees and Estuarine Tributaries County Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Stockton-on-TeesRiver Tees All warnings here
- Flood alert Lower River Wear County Durham, SunderlandRiver Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Tees County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Tees All warnings here
- Flood alert River Skerne County Durham, DarlingtonRiver Skerne All warnings here
- Flood alert River Leven Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-TeesRiver Leven All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook HertfordshireRiver Colne All warnings here
- Flood alert River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham SurreyRiver Mole 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 North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
- Flood alert Cuckmere River East SussexCuckmere River All warnings here
- Flood alert River Churnet and River Tean StaffordshireRiver Churnet, River Tean All warnings here
- Flood alert Lostock and Yarrow Catchment LancashireRiver Lostock, River Yarrow All warnings here
- Flood alert River Wye in Derbyshire DerbyshireRiver Wye All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Tillingham and Brede Area East SussexTillingham, Brede All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers Looe and Seaton CornwallRiver Seaton, River Pol All warnings here
- Flood alert Upper River Stour Area KentGreat Stour, East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Ruckinge Dyke, Whitewater Dyke, Stour All warnings here
- Flood alert River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney OxfordshireRiver Ock, Letcombe Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert River Aire Upper Catchment Bradford, North YorkshireRiver Aire, Eller Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert Earby Beck and Glusburn Beck Catchments Bradford, North YorkshireGlusburn Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert Wyke Beck, Meanwood Beck and Wortley Beck Catchments LeedsWyke Beck, Meanwood Beck All warnings here
- Flood alert Mid Devon Rivers DevonRiver Creedy, River Yeo, Lapford Yeo, Little Dart All warnings here
- Flood warning River Yarty from Yarcombe to Axminster DevonRiver Yarty All warnings here
- Flood alert Rivers in the Forest of Dean GloucestershireLyd, Cinderford Brook All warnings here
- Flood alert River Lynher CornwallRiver Lynher 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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