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2007 UK floods

14 June – 28 July 2007 · named by historic · England, Wales

142 mmpeak rainfall
1,187flood warnings & alerts
13UK deaths
Exceptional summer rainfall in June and July caused widespread inland river and surface-water flooding across Yorkshire, the Midlands and the Severn/Thames catchments. Hull saw over 6,500 homes flooded, the Don overwhelmed Sheffield, and the Mythe works failure left around 420,000 without mains water; 13 died.

Flood footprintstorm total

63severe warnings
425flood warnings
699flood alerts
558areas
59counties
126rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • River Trent in Nottinghamshire17
  • River Soar in Leicestershire14
  • Rivers in East Warwickshire12
  • Lower Derwent in Derbyshire11
  • Tidal Trent11
  • Upper Teme11

Counties

  • Lincolnshire122
  • Leicestershire83
  • Derbyshire62
  • Staffordshire59
  • Nottinghamshire58
  • Shropshire55

Rivers & seas

  • River Trent35
  • River Severn15
  • River Soar14
  • River Derwent12
  • River Teme, River Onny, River Corve11
  • River Trent, River Idle11

Flood mapthe storm's flood footprint

Red/amber rings mark rivers that reached or came close to their own high level during the storm — the most direct evidence of likely flooding (the gauge measures the river, not any one property). Solid dots mark each flood area's reference point, coloured by the most severe warning raised there — a warning means flooding was expected. Shaded shapes are the Environment Agency's recorded flood outlines: land actually observed flooded, published retrospectively (updated quarterly). England data only.

The rainstorm-total by gauge

GaugeTotal mm
White Barrow 511.4
Ennerdale Black Sail 505.0
Honister 491.2
Kinsford Gate 480.6
Ringstone 473.4
Seathwaite Farm 470.8
Footholme 459.4
Buttock 454.0
Dartmoor 447.6
Blackpitts 433.4
Broadhead Noddle 433.0
Brotherswater 431.6

Gauge records cover 13 June – 29 July 2007 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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FloodRadar compiles Environment Agency warning history, gauge data and public reporting. It is not an emergency service and does not replace official flood warnings — always follow official guidance during a storm.