Flood warnings in England

12 flood alerts 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.
  • 12Flood alertsFlooding is possible. Be prepared.

Checked against the Environment Agency at 19:49 UK time. We check every 15 minutes.

Flood alert: Somerset coast at Porlock WeirFlood alert: Christchurch HarbourFlood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonFlood alert: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuariesFlood alert: The Essex coast at Coalhouse FortFlood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuariesFlood alert: The tidal Deben estuaryFlood alert: Coast at North Morecambe BayFlood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little EcclestonFlood alert: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead OutfallFlood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and KilnseaFlood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
Where the 12 warnings are in force. Select a dot to read it.

Flood warnings and alerts in 2014

5,353 warnings raised across 1,154 areas: 74 severe flood warnings, 1,765 flood warnings and 3,514 flood alerts. January has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

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Where they were raised

Each dot is a group of warning areas; the bigger the dot, the more warnings.

10 warnings: River Teign area10 warnings: River Sence in Leicestershire10 warnings: River Worfe10 warnings: Lower Arun10 warnings: River Teme at Bransford and 4 nearby areas10 warnings: River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook and 3 nearby areas10 warnings: Coast from Heysham to Cockerham10 warnings: River Nadder and tributaries and 1 nearby area10 warnings: South Devon Rivers and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Tweed estuary and 1 nearby area10 warnings: Upper River Medway and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Upper Teme and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Keswick Campsite and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood and 3 nearby areas11 warnings: Somerset coast at Clevedon, seafront properties and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Tidal Camel Estuary at Wadebridge, Chapel Amble, Padstow and Sladesbridge11 warnings: Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool11 warnings: Plymouth Barbican11 warnings: Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Tern and Perry catchments11 warnings: East Somerset Rivers11 warnings: Plenty, Swalecliffe and West Brooks and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: River Blackwater and The Cove Brook11 warnings: Hillhead to Gosport and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Southampton Water and Hamble and 1 nearby area11 warnings: River Severn at Sandhurst and Maisemore and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches12 warnings: River Leadon catchment12 warnings: Monktonmead Brook at St Johns and 4 nearby areas12 warnings: Upper Roding and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Upper River Nidd catchment12 warnings: Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire12 warnings: Lower Meon12 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 3 nearby areas12 warnings: Ledwyche Brook and River Rea12 warnings: Bow and Piddle Brook12 warnings: River Uck and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Cuckmere River12 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen12 warnings: West Cornwall Rivers12 warnings: Middle River Roding and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Rivers on the Isle of Sheppey and 1 nearby area12 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea13 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Groundwater flooding in villages surrounding Andover and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Ouse at Naburn Lock and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Lower River Eden and 1 nearby area13 warnings: The Mardyke to the River Thames at Purfleet-on-Thames and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Frome in Herefordshire13 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook13 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Chew catchment13 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Stour in Worcestershire and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: River Thames in Abingdon and 6 nearby areas14 warnings: Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Northumberland coast14 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries14 warnings: South Devon Coast from Exmouth to Seaton14 warnings: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: The Rivers Wid and Can and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Western Rother and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Beaulieu estuary and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: Properties closest to the River Thames at Old Windsor, from Friday Island to Magna Carta Island and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave and 5 nearby areas15 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley15 warnings: South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish15 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Stour in South Warwickshire and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Westbourne, Lumley and Emsworth on the River Ems and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: River Avon at Strensham and Bredon and 5 nearby areas16 warnings: River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: Coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg and 1 nearby area16 warnings: River Sow and River Penk16 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: Eastern Yar17 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Bramdean and Cheriton and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Lavant and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: Somerset coast at Blue Anchor, seafront properties and 4 nearby areas17 warnings: Gurnard Luck and 4 nearby areas17 warnings: Upper Ouse and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Coastal areas of Pevensey seafront and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Littleton, Headbourne, Kings and Martyr Worthy, Easton and Chilland and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Selsey Bill to Elmer and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Isle of Wight coast18 warnings: Milford on Sea to Lymington and 3 nearby areas18 warnings: Middle Exe area and 1 nearby area19 warnings: River Severn at Minsterworth and Stonebench and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: South Devon coast from Plymouth to Start Point19 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour19 warnings: Upper River Tamar20 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Vernham Dean, Upton and the Bourne Valley and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area20 warnings: Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Northwick and Avonmouth and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: River Thames at Thames Ditton Island and 7 nearby areas21 warnings: Coastal areas of Seaford seafront and 3 nearby areas22 warnings: Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbridge, Alverstone on the Eastern Yar22 warnings: Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire and 2 nearby areas23 warnings: Shawford to Bishopstoke on the River Itchen and 4 nearby areas23 warnings: River Axe area and 1 nearby area24 warnings: Stockbridge to Timsbury on the River Test and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: River Thames at Hamm Court and 10 nearby areas24 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 2 nearby areas24 warnings: Emm Brook and Queen's Brook and 5 nearby areas24 warnings: Somerset coast at Dunster Beaches, Blue Anchor, Steart, Stolford and Brean and 1 nearby area24 warnings: Coast from Silloth to St Bees and 1 nearby area25 warnings: Lower River Soar in Leicestershire and 1 nearby area25 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 2 nearby areas25 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 3 nearby areas26 warnings: Properties closest to the River Thames from Runnymede Pleasure Grounds, Staines to Penton Hook and 10 nearby areas26 warnings: Rivers in the Forest of Dean and 4 nearby areas26 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness and 1 nearby area27 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Warrington and 4 nearby areas27 warnings: Thorney Island to West Itchenor and 1 nearby area27 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 2 nearby areas28 warnings: Over Wallop to Broughton on the Wallop Brook and 1 nearby area28 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall28 warnings: West coast of Dorset28 warnings: River Thames at Trowlock Island and 7 nearby areas29 warnings: Dorset coast at Chiswell and 2 nearby areas29 warnings: Lyme Regis Harbour and 2 nearby areas29 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 2 nearby areas31 warnings: Groundwater flooding in the Candovers and Old Alresford and 3 nearby areas32 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston and 3 nearby areas33 warnings: Winchester and 2 nearby areas33 warnings: Langstone to Emsworth Harbour and 4 nearby areas34 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Hambledon and 2 nearby areas35 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Pill and Shirehampton, Watch House Road and Station Road areas and 4 nearby areas36 warnings: Wickham on the River Meon and 5 nearby areas39 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area42 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay42 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton44 warnings: River Blackwater and 3 nearby areas46 warnings: Coastal areas of Bulverhythe and 3 nearby areas46 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth and 2 nearby areas47 warnings: Hayling Island and 4 nearby areas51 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 1 nearby area53 warnings: Dorset coast at Preston Beach and 6 nearby areas58 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 4 nearby areas60 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 3 nearby areas61 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 5 nearby areas63 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 2 nearby areas73 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir and 1 nearby area93 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 2 nearby areas

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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. Warnings in force are the Environment Agency’s own, which we check every 15 minutes. They cover England only: for Wales see Natural Resources Wales, for Scotland SEPA Floodline, and 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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