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4Warning no Longer in ForceThe warning is no longer in force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 - 04 Sep, 2026

4


Staffordshire, Wolverhampton River Sow and River Penk

4


Staffordshire River Churnet and River Tean

4


Derbyshire, Staffordshire Upper Dove

4


Derbyshire River Amber in Derbyshire

4


Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

4


Nottinghamshire River Maun in Nottinghamshire

4


Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Rochdale Upper River Calder catchment

4


Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield Lower River Calder catchment

4


Cheshire East, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston

4


Staffordshire Stone Trent

4


Lancashire Upper River Wyre, Brock

4


Blackpool, Lancashire Lower River Wyre

4


Lancashire, North Yorkshire Upper River Ribble, Hodder

4


Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness Lower River Lune and Conder

4


Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, Sefton River Alt, Formby to Huyton

4


Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire Lower River Ribble and Darwen

4


Derbyshire, Staffordshire River Hamps and River Manifold

4


Lancashire Lower River Douglas

4


Cheshire East, Manchester, Stockport, Trafford, Warrington River Bollin catchment, including Knutsford, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Bollington

4


Lancashire, St. Helens, Warrington, Wigan River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington

4


Liverpool Tue Brook at Clubmoor

4


Lancashire Sandy Brook and Hurlston Brook at Ormskirk
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