Flood Warning & Alert Types

 
ImageLevelNameMeaning
1Severe Flood WarningSevere Flooding, Danger to Life.
2Flood WarningFlooding is Expected, Immediate Action Required.
3Flood AlertFlooding is Possible, Be Prepared.
4Warning no Longer in ForceThe warning is no longer in force
*Sources updated daily from the Environment Agency's API: https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/floods.

Flood level warnings are categorised in severity by a numbering system as shown in the table above. The highest type of flood alert is 1, whereas the lowest type of flood notice is 4.

Flood Alerts, Warnings & Notices - 10 Jan, 2026

3


Warwickshire, Worcestershire River Arrow and River Alne

3


Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire Upper Bristol Avon area

3


Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough

4


Worcestershire River Salwarpe

3


Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire Lower River Soar in Leicestershire

3


Gloucestershire, Wiltshire River Churn and its tributaries

3


Leicestershire, Rutland River Wreake in Leicestershire

3


Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge

3


Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington and also the River Glyme at Wootton and Woodstock

3


Solihull, Warwickshire River Blythe in Warwickshire

3


Bedford, Cambridgeshire, North Northamptonshire River Kym in Bedford Borough and Cambridgeshire

3


Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire River Leam and River Itchen

3


Cambridgeshire, North Northamptonshire, Peterborough, West Northamptonshire Middle Nene

3


Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook

4


Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire

3


Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin Tern and Perry catchments

3


Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook

3


Bracknell Forest, Surrey, Windsor and Maidenhead Chertsey Bourne

3


Milton Keynes, West Northamptonshire River Tove in Northamptonshire

3


Cambridgeshire River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire from Brampton to Earith

3


Bedford, Cambridgeshire Riseley Brook in Bedford Borough

3


Coventry, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford

4


Surrey, West Sussex Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream

4


Dorset Council Lower Frome and tributaries

4


East Sussex Combe Haven

3


Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire River Anker and River Sence

4


Kent River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham

3


Herefordshire River Lugg south of Leominster

3


Norfolk The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne

3


Surrey River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham

4


East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex Upper River Medway

3


Coventry, Solihull, Warwickshire R Sowe & R Sherbourne and Canley Bk & Finham Bk

4


East Sussex, Kent River Teise area from Lamberhurst to Goudhurst

3


Bath and North East Somerset, Wiltshire Mid Bristol Avon area

3


Kent, Surrey, West Sussex Rivers Eden and Eden Brook

4


East Sussex Cuckmere River

4


East Sussex River Uck

3


Kent Upper River Stour

4


Devon, Somerset Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries

4


Warwickshire Gog Brook at Warwick

4


East Sussex Alfriston on the Cuckmere River

3


Gloucestershire, Worcestershire River Severn in Gloucestershire

3


Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire River Leadon catchment

3


Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire River Avon in Worcestershire

4


East Sussex, West Sussex River Adur East Branch

4


Warwickshire River Alne at Chapel Lane and Church Lane in Aston Cantlow and Great Alne

4


Kent River Teise and Lesser Teise area from Horsmonden to Yalding

4


East Sussex, West Sussex Upper Ouse

4


Devon, Dorset Council, Somerset River Axe area

4


East Sussex, Kent River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal

4


Nottinghamshire River Maun in Nottinghamshire

4


Nottingham, Nottinghamshire River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire

3


Warwickshire River Dene in South East Warwickshire

3


Cambridgeshire, North Northamptonshire Alconbury Brook in Cambridgeshire

3


Norfolk The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks

4


North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk

4


Cornwall, Devon Upper River Tamar

4


Herefordshire River Frome in Herefordshire

3


Herefordshire, Shropshire Upper Teme

4


Devon, Torbay River Teign area

4


Devon, Somerset Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area

4


West Sussex Climping Seafront

3


Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham Lower River Loddon

4


East Riding of Yorkshire North Sea coast at Bridlington

4


West Sussex Thorney Island to West Itchenor

4


West Sussex Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk

3


Shropshire Severn Vyrnwy confluence

4


Hampshire Beaulieu estuary

4


East Riding of Yorkshire North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton

3


Staffordshire, Wolverhampton River Sow and River Penk

3


Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin River Worfe

3


Staffordshire, Walsall Bourne Brook (Tamworth)

3


Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Worcestershire River Severn in Worcestershire

4


Hampshire, Southampton Mansbridge and Riverside Park

4


Hampshire, Southampton Southampton Water and Hamble

4


Hampshire, West Sussex Langstone to Emsworth Harbour

3


Worcestershire Kempsey Village

4


Isle of Wight Isle of Wight coast

3


Norfolk Hunstanton coast in Norfolk

3


Derby, Derbyshire, Leicestershire River Trent in Derbyshire

4


East Riding of Yorkshire North Sea coast at Bridlington - Harbour Road and Floral Pavilion

4


Derbyshire Lower Dove Brooks and Egginton Brook in Derbyshire

3


Dorset Council Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset

4


Devon South Devon coast from Dawlish Warren to Seaton

4


Warwickshire River Dene at Walton

3


Lincolnshire Rase and Upper Ancholme

4


West Sussex Coastal areas of West Wittering to Medmerry

3


Cambridgeshire Bury Brook in Cambridgeshire

3


Worcestershire Bow and Piddle Brook

4


Portsmouth Portsmouth

4


Hampshire, Portsmouth Fareham to Portchester

4


Hampshire, Portsmouth Hillhead to Gosport

4


Staffordshire, Worcestershire River Stour in Worcestershire

4


Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

4


Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire River Meden in Nottinghamshire

4


Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire River Devon and Smite in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

3


Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland Witham in South Kesteven

4


Hertfordshire Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook

3


Lincolnshire, Rutland East and West Glens

3


Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire Witham in North Kesteven

4


Dorset Council River Piddle and tributaries

4


Warwickshire River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill

4


Doncaster, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire River Idle in Nottinghamshire

3


Leicestershire River Sence in Leicestershire

3


Derbyshire, Staffordshire Burton Trent

4


Leicestershire River Wreake for mills at Hoby, Thrussington and Ratcliffe

3


Cambridgeshire, North Northamptonshire Ellington Brook in Cambridgeshire

4


West Sussex River Adur West Branch

4


East Sussex Rivers Tillingham and Brede

4


Bexley, Greater London, Kent River Darent from Westerham to Dartford

3


Essex The Rivers Wid and Can

3


Suffolk The Rivers Deben and Lark

3


Suffolk The Rivers Blyth and Walpole and Chediston, Bramfield and Wrentham watercourses

3


Essex The upper River Chelmer

3


Kent, Medway Lower River Medway

3


Kent River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Stilebridge

4


East Sussex Barcombe Mills on the River Ouse

3


Essex, Greater London, Redbridge Middle River Roding

3


Kent Middle River Medway

3


Cambridgeshire Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire

3


Birmingham, Solihull, Warwickshire, Worcestershire River Cole

3


Suffolk The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market

3


Essex The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester

3


Suffolk The Rivers Box and Brett

3


Lincolnshire Barlings Eau and Duckpool Catchwater

3


Lincolnshire River Steeping

3


Norfolk, Suffolk The River Waveney from Diss and the River Dove to Ellingham, including Bungay

3


Lincolnshire The River Till

4


Leicester, Leicestershire Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire

3


Lincolnshire Lower River Witham

3


Lincolnshire Bain catchment

3


Cambridgeshire, Essex Upper River Cam in Essex and Cambridgeshire

3


Cambridgeshire, Essex River Granta in Essex and Cambridgeshire

3


Lincolnshire Lincoln Watercourses

3


Essex, Suffolk The River Stour from Sudbury to Stratford St Mary and Dedham

4


Nottingham, Nottinghamshire River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire

3


Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar

4


Leicester, Leicestershire Upper Soar catchment

4


Leicestershire River Wreake at Frisby-on-the-Wreake

4


Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham Ryton Oldcotes catchment

4


Hampshire Hayling Island

4


East Sussex Coastal areas of Seaford seafront

3


Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk The upper Stour and surrounding tributaries

4


Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire Louth Canal and Waithe Beck

3


Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire Humber tributaries

4


Lincolnshire Swaton Eau in Swaton Village

3


Lincolnshire Minor watercourses of the South Forty Foot Drain

4


Lincolnshire Ruskington Beck in Ruskington

3


Kent River Beult from Stilebridge to Hampstead Lock at Yalding

3


Kent Lower River Stour

3


Lincolnshire East and West Fens

3


Lincolnshire Tributaries of the lower River Witham from Blankney to Sleaford

3


Lincolnshire Lower Glen and Bourne Eau System

4


East Sussex Hollington Stream

3


Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, West Northamptonshire River Great Ouse from Thornborough to Newport Pagnell

3


Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, West Northamptonshire River Great Ouse from Brackley to Thornborough

3


Bedford, Milton Keynes River Great Ouse from Newport Pagnell to Sharnbrook

4


Hampshire South Hayling and South Eastoke seafront

3


Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes River Great Ouse from Sharnbrook to Roxton

2


Dorset Council Groundwater flooding for the South Winterbourne Valley

4


North Yorkshire North Sea at Scarborough - North Bay

4


East Sussex Pevensey seafront

4


East Sussex Coastal areas of Pevensey seafront

4


West Sussex Coastal areas of Rustington to Shoreham

4


West Sussex Climping

3


Suffolk The Thorpeness Hundred River and the River Ore

2


Kent River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge
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