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 2019

5,615 warnings raised across 1,319 areas: 10 severe flood warnings, 1,471 flood warnings and 4,134 flood alerts. November 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.

11 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge12 warnings: Cuckmere River12 warnings: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: River Went catchment and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: Car Brook catchment and 9 nearby areas12 warnings: River Rythe from Oxshott to Thames Ditton and 4 nearby areas12 warnings: River Rea and 3 nearby areas12 warnings: Blackburn Brook and 4 nearby areas12 warnings: Rase and Upper Ancholme12 warnings: Lower Exe area12 warnings: North Dartmoor Rivers12 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area12 warnings: Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour12 warnings: Lower River Ure12 warnings: River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham and 5 nearby areas12 warnings: River Wye in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck12 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley12 warnings: Coast from Dartford to Allhallows12 warnings: Tidal Medway, Medway estuary and Isle of Grain13 warnings: River Uck and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Mease and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: River Wreake for mills at Hoby, Thrussington and Ratcliffe and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough and 1 nearby area13 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Rivers Caldew and Petteril13 warnings: Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter14 warnings: West Cornwall Rivers14 warnings: Langstone to Emsworth Harbour and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Calder from Todmorden to Eastwood and 6 nearby areas14 warnings: Lower River Calder catchment and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Arrow and River Alne and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Stoke Trent and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Sence in Leicestershire14 warnings: River Amber in Derbyshire and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Bow and Piddle Brook14 warnings: River Arrow in Herefordshire and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Blackwater and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream14 warnings: River Wye in Herefordshire14 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water14 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Dart area14 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries14 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary15 warnings: Mansbridge and Riverside Park and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury and 4 nearby areas15 warnings: Witham in South Kesteven15 warnings: Burton Trent and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Exmoor Rivers15 warnings: River Wreake in Leicestershire15 warnings: River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire15 warnings: Upper Ouse and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek and 1 nearby area15 warnings: North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren15 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: Yeading Brooks in London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Upper Tame and 1 nearby area16 warnings: South Devon Rivers16 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness16 warnings: Lower River Swale16 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area and 1 nearby area16 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal Camel Estuary and 1 nearby area16 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Trent at Cavendish Bridge and 7 nearby areas17 warnings: River Thames from Hampton and Thames Ditton to Teddington and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Warrington and 3 nearby areas17 warnings: Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: Upper Teme and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Upper River Ouse17 warnings: River Lugg south of Leominster and 3 nearby areas17 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Hayling Island and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: River Severn in Gloucestershire and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: West coast of Dorset18 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Combe Haven and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area19 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire and 3 nearby areas19 warnings: Middle Exe area19 warnings: Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall and 3 nearby areas19 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook19 warnings: River Axe area and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area19 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk and 1 nearby area19 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries20 warnings: River Spen and Batley Beck catchments and 9 nearby areas20 warnings: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Somerset coast at Clevedon and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: River Ouse at York - riverside properties and 4 nearby areas20 warnings: Keswick Campsite and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 3 nearby areas21 warnings: Eastern Yar21 warnings: River Cole and 5 nearby areas21 warnings: River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire21 warnings: Lower River Don catchment and 10 nearby areas21 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire and 4 nearby areas21 warnings: Bottle Brook in Derbyshire and 1 nearby area21 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen and 1 nearby area22 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 1 nearby area22 warnings: Glusburn Beck Catchment and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: River Dee catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester22 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area23 warnings: Lower River Nidd catchment and 2 nearby areas23 warnings: Upper River Swale and 1 nearby area24 warnings: River Don at South Bramwith and 8 nearby areas24 warnings: River Sow and River Penk and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area24 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 4 nearby areas24 warnings: Upper River Tamar25 warnings: Lower River Eden and 2 nearby areas25 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 1 nearby area25 warnings: River Chew catchment and 1 nearby area25 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 2 nearby areas26 warnings: River Avon in Worcestershire and 6 nearby areas26 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 7 nearby areas26 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire and 3 nearby areas26 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton26 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston and 1 nearby area27 warnings: River Maun in Nottinghamshire and 1 nearby area27 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 2 nearby areas27 warnings: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton and 1 nearby area28 warnings: Middle Tame and 4 nearby areas28 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment and 6 nearby areas29 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 4 nearby areas29 warnings: River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire and 2 nearby areas31 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean and 5 nearby areas33 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 2 nearby areas34 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea35 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 2 nearby areas36 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall41 warnings: Lower Dove Brooks in Staffordshire and 5 nearby areas43 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Warrington and 1 nearby area46 warnings: East coast of Dorset and 2 nearby areas49 warnings: Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar and 3 nearby areas49 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay49 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 2 nearby areas62 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir and 1 nearby area

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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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