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 2020

6,761 warnings raised across 1,653 areas: 25 severe flood warnings, 2,176 flood warnings and 4,560 flood alerts. February 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.

13 warnings: The Rivers Wid and Can13 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Lower River Loddon and 3 nearby areas13 warnings: Coast from Fairlight to Dungeness including the Tidal Rother and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Exmoor Rivers and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Isle of Wight coast13 warnings: Tidal Medway, Medway estuary and Isle of Grain13 warnings: Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site and 4 nearby areas13 warnings: River Arrow in Herefordshire and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Cole and 1 nearby area14 warnings: West Cornwall Rivers14 warnings: Cumbrian coastline at North Morecambe Bay, along the coast from Roosebeck to Carnforth and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Northwick and Avonmouth and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Upper River Swale and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Pitton, West Tytherley, Nether Wallop and Broughton and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Arrow and River Alne14 warnings: River Severn in Shropshire14 warnings: Cranleigh Waters and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Dart area and 1 nearby area14 warnings: North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea14 warnings: River Severn at Sandhurst and Maisemore and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: Coast from Dartford to Allhallows14 warnings: South Devon Estuaries and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Chew catchment and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: River Severn at the Showground and The Quarry, Shrewsbury and 1 nearby area15 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Burton Trent and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: Lower River Swale15 warnings: Coastal areas of Pevensey seafront and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Axe area and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Lower River Medway and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Upper River Medway and 1 nearby area15 warnings: The Suffolk coast at Southwold and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Beaulieu estuary and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren15 warnings: Rivers Caldew and Petteril and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Somerset coast at Dunster Beaches, Blue Anchor, Steart, Stolford and Brean and 1 nearby area16 warnings: River Swale at Helperby and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Upper River Wyre, Brock and 4 nearby areas16 warnings: Lower River Ure and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: Coast at Barrow in Furness16 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Kings Somborne and Little Somborne and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: River Thames at Thames Ditton Island and 4 nearby areas16 warnings: River Uck and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Western Rother16 warnings: North Sea at Roker, Sunderland and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: River Wye in Herefordshire16 warnings: River Frome in Herefordshire16 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 5 nearby areas17 warnings: Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour17 warnings: Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Vernham Dean, Upton and the Bourne Valley and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Severn at Abbots Court, Deerhurst and 4 nearby areas17 warnings: Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter17 warnings: River Teign area and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Upper River Ouse18 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Bishops Sutton and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Severn at Pitchcroft, North Worcester and 3 nearby areas18 warnings: Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk and 1 nearby area18 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal Camel Estuary and 1 nearby area18 warnings: North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Cuckmere River18 warnings: River Stour in Worcestershire and 7 nearby areas18 warnings: Middle Exe area and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Thorney Island to West Itchenor and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire and 5 nearby areas18 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela and 4 nearby areas18 warnings: Coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Upper Teme and 1 nearby area19 warnings: River Seven catchment and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: River Ure at Boroughbridge Camping and Caravanning Site and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: Upper River Wharfe and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 1 nearby area19 warnings: West coast of Dorset and 1 nearby area19 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head and 1 nearby area19 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Lower River Ribble and Darwen and 6 nearby areas20 warnings: Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at Twyford and 5 nearby areas20 warnings: Lower River Nidd catchment and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk and 1 nearby area20 warnings: Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness and 3 nearby areas20 warnings: Dorset coast at Preston Beach and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 3 nearby areas20 warnings: Coast from Silloth to St Bees20 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Hambledon and 1 nearby area21 warnings: Coastal areas of Seaford seafront and 1 nearby area21 warnings: Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries and 3 nearby areas21 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: Portsmouth and 3 nearby areas22 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen and 1 nearby area23 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment and 7 nearby areas23 warnings: Combe Haven and 3 nearby areas23 warnings: Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby and 2 nearby areas23 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton23 warnings: Keswick Campsite and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries24 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary24 warnings: West Bay Harbour and 2 nearby areas24 warnings: The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne25 warnings: Coast from Heysham to Cockerham and 2 nearby areas25 warnings: Upper River Tamar25 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth and 2 nearby areas26 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Warrington and 5 nearby areas26 warnings: Upper Ouse and 2 nearby areas26 warnings: Lower Dove Brooks in Staffordshire and 5 nearby areas26 warnings: Langstone to Emsworth Harbour and 2 nearby areas27 warnings: Eastern Yar27 warnings: River Sow and River Penk and 2 nearby areas29 warnings: Mansbridge and Riverside Park and 4 nearby areas29 warnings: River Thames at Trowlock Island and 3 nearby areas29 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment and 8 nearby areas29 warnings: Lower River Eden and 8 nearby areas31 warnings: River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham and 6 nearby areas31 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea31 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 4 nearby areas32 warnings: River Lugg south of Leominster and 7 nearby areas33 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries33 warnings: River Severn at East Waterside, Upton upon Severn and 9 nearby areas33 warnings: Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar and 3 nearby areas33 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water and 2 nearby areas34 warnings: Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock, seafront properties and Portbury Dock areas and 5 nearby areas34 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 2 nearby areas34 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area35 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 4 nearby areas37 warnings: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston and 1 nearby area37 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay39 warnings: Lune estuary south west of Lancaster and 3 nearby areas39 warnings: Somerset coast at Clevedon and 3 nearby areas40 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 2 nearby areas40 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Warrington and 1 nearby area41 warnings: River Ouse at Naburn Lock and 6 nearby areas41 warnings: River Blackwater and 4 nearby areas41 warnings: Climping Seafront and 2 nearby areas41 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area42 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall44 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 3 nearby areas45 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 2 nearby areas46 warnings: South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point and 4 nearby areas50 warnings: North Sea coast at Hornsea and 1 nearby area52 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 2 nearby areas80 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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