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 2023

6,360 warnings raised across 1,499 areas: 5 severe flood warnings, 1,803 flood warnings and 4,552 flood alerts. December 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: Cuckmere River13 warnings: East Somerset Rivers13 warnings: River Severn at Apperley and The Leigh and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Northumberland coast13 warnings: Exmoor Rivers13 warnings: River Vyrnwy at Melverley and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Teign area13 warnings: River Thames from Shepperton to Molesey and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Severn in Shropshire13 warnings: Lower River Ure and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington and also the River Glyme at Wootton and Woodstock13 warnings: Lower River Loddon and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: Lower Arun and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Rhee in Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire14 warnings: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook14 warnings: River Thames and its small tributaries from Calcutt to Lechlade and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Churn and its tributaries and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Wye in Herefordshire14 warnings: South Devon Rivers and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Ebble and tributaries and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: Hundred Foot Washes in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk14 warnings: The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks15 warnings: Bottle Brook in Derbyshire and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: Middlesbrough Becks and 1 nearby area15 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley15 warnings: Upper River Stour and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Upper River Medway15 warnings: Upper River Ure15 warnings: Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire15 warnings: River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: Kempsey Village and 1 nearby area15 warnings: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary and 4 nearby areas15 warnings: Upper Dove and 4 nearby areas15 warnings: Upper Frome at Maiden Newton and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Lower River Nidd catchment and 3 nearby areas15 warnings: River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire from Brampton to Earith16 warnings: River Derwent at Church Wilne and Wilne Lane and 7 nearby areas16 warnings: Illey Brook at Halesowen and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market and 3 nearby areas16 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay16 warnings: River Severn at Wribbenhall, Bewdley and 5 nearby areas16 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 1 nearby area16 warnings: River Tone catchment16 warnings: River Severn at the Showground and The Quarry, Shrewsbury and 3 nearby areas16 warnings: River Wye in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster16 warnings: River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire and 3 nearby areas17 warnings: Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: Lower River Medway17 warnings: River Sow and River Penk and 3 nearby areas17 warnings: River Amber in Derbyshire and 4 nearby areas17 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen17 warnings: Upper Teme and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Thames and tributaries from Buscot Wick down to Kings Lock and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment and 1 nearby area17 warnings: River Chew catchment and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: Upper Ouse and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Upper River Wey17 warnings: River Dart area18 warnings: River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire18 warnings: Mersey Estuary at Warrington and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Alfriston on the Cuckmere River and 4 nearby areas18 warnings: Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Combe Haven and 4 nearby areas18 warnings: River Arrow and River Alne and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Middle Exe area and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at Twyford and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Lower Tone and Parrett Moors and 3 nearby areas19 warnings: River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: The Suffolk coast at Southwold and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Lukely Brook and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: River Trent in Nottinghamshire and 6 nearby areas19 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Hambledon and 1 nearby area19 warnings: River Severn in Gloucestershire and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Lower River Eden and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook20 warnings: Upper River Rother catchment and 13 nearby areas20 warnings: West coast of Dorset and 3 nearby areas20 warnings: River Lugg south of Leominster and 4 nearby areas20 warnings: Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck20 warnings: Western Rother21 warnings: River Cole and 5 nearby areas21 warnings: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries21 warnings: The tidal Deben estuary21 warnings: Hunstanton coast in Norfolk and 1 nearby area21 warnings: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton and 1 nearby area21 warnings: Lower Derwent in Derbyshire and 6 nearby areas21 warnings: River Thames at Trowlock Island and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: River Blackwater and 1 nearby area21 warnings: Slad Brook from Upper Steanbridge Mill to Rowcroft, Stroud and 3 nearby areas21 warnings: Keswick Campsite and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 1 nearby area22 warnings: Tributaries in South Derbyshire and 7 nearby areas22 warnings: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall22 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 5 nearby areas22 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean and 4 nearby areas22 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 2 nearby areas23 warnings: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse and 3 nearby areas23 warnings: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea23 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 2 nearby areas23 warnings: The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne23 warnings: Upper River Tamar23 warnings: Groundwater flooding in Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: River Rea and 6 nearby areas24 warnings: Mansbridge and Woodmill on the River Itchen and 2 nearby areas24 warnings: Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water and 2 nearby areas24 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham and 3 nearby areas25 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries25 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire and 4 nearby areas25 warnings: River Axe area and 3 nearby areas25 warnings: Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester and 2 nearby areas26 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire and 3 nearby areas26 warnings: Eastern Yar27 warnings: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire and 1 nearby area27 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area and 3 nearby areas28 warnings: Lower River Hull and 3 nearby areas29 warnings: Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford and 1 nearby area29 warnings: Tyne and Wear coast and 2 nearby areas30 warnings: The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort and 2 nearby areas31 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 2 nearby areas31 warnings: East coast of Dorset and 3 nearby areas31 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area32 warnings: River Maun in Nottinghamshire and 1 nearby area32 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 2 nearby areas33 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 2 nearby areas33 warnings: The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water and 1 nearby area34 warnings: River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and 8 nearby areas34 warnings: River Avon in Worcestershire and 8 nearby areas35 warnings: Climping Seafront and 4 nearby areas35 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 3 nearby areas37 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 7 nearby areas38 warnings: Lower River Soar in Leicestershire and 3 nearby areas40 warnings: River Ouse at York - riverside properties and 4 nearby areas41 warnings: Lower Dove Brooks in Staffordshire and 5 nearby areas43 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 7 nearby areas44 warnings: River Seven catchment and 4 nearby areas63 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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