All the UK flood warnings and alerts in place as urgent messages issued
by Benjamin Blosse · Manchester Evening NewsA number of flood alerts and warnings are in place across the UK today.
The Environment Agency has issued over 140 flood alerts - meaning flooding is possible - and flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - across the UK on Monday. It comes amidst a heavy period of rain across the country with weather warnings in place by the Met Office.
Yellow rain warnings have been issued by the Met Office covering much of the Midlands and northern England on Monday and Tuesday. One warning covers eastern England between 8am on Monday and 3am on Tuesday, and the other across North Wales and north-west England between 00.30am and 8pm on Monday.
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Both warnings forecast 20-40mm of rainfall widely, with 60mm also possible in a few places across North Wales and north-west England and 60-80mm in some areas in eastern England, the Met Office said.
Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said a low-pressure system centred on the heart of the UK had brought the strong winds and heavy rain.
“The focus of that heavier rainfall today is very much the north of England, and parts of the Midlands,” he said. He said the weather remained “unsettled” on Monday in other parts of the UK too.
“Elsewhere, today, it’s a fairly unsettled day of weather with sporadic showers, perhaps a little more dry weather the further southwest you go. But even here still feeling rather cloudy and unsettled for much of the day.”
Environment Agency messages
The Environment Agency issues a flood warning when flooding is expected - and says you should 'act now'. It is issued when forecasts show that flooding is expected from:
- rivers
- heavy rain that will cause rivers to flash flood
- high tides and surges coupled with strong winds at sea
If a flood warning is issued, you should:
- protect yourself and your loved ones
- move your loved ones, pets and valuables to a safe place
- move to higher ground or the upper floor of a building
- turn off the gas, electricity and water in your home if it’s safe
- put flood protection equipment in place
- do as the emergency services tell you
- help others if it’s safe to do so
A flood alert, which is issued up to 12 hours before flooding, means that flooding is possible so you should prepare now.
The Environment Agency issues a flood alert when forecasts show that flooding may be possible from:
- rivers
- high tides, surges or strong winds at sea
If a flood alert is issued, you should:
- be ready to follow your flood plan
- have insurance documents and any medications ready
- avoid walking, cycling or driving through any flood water
- move any livestock and farming equipment away from areas likely to flood
As of 1.30pm, these all are the UK flood alerts and warnings in place, with more updates here:
UK flood warnings - meaning flooding is expectd
- Areas close to the River Great Ouse at Wyboston, Eaton Socon, Eynesbury, Eaton Ford, and St NeotsUpdated 9:02am on 30 September 2024 Areas near the River Nene from Elton to WansfordUpdated 11:26am on 30 September 2024 Areas near the River Nene from Thorpe Waterville to EaglethorpeUpdated 11:23am on 30 September 2024 Ash Brook, Ippollitts Brook and River Purwell at Hitchin, Ashbrook, Little Wymondley and GraveleyUpdated 9:33am on 30 September 2024 Cogenhoe Mill Caravan SiteUpdated 11:30am on 30 September 2024 Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at BedfordUpdated 9:33am on 30 September 2024 Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at KempstonUpdated 9:33am on 30 September 2024 Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Stony StratfordUpdated 9:33am on 30 September 2024 North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet SluiceUpdated 11:44am on 30 September 2024 River Axe (Lower) from Axminster to AxmouthUpdated 11:55am on 30 September 2024 River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and WeycroftUpdated 11:55am on 30 September 2024 River Brit at BeaminsterUpdated 12:56am on 30 September 2024 River Brit at NetherburyUpdated 12:22am on 30 September 2024 River Brit at Newtown, and Southgate Old Mill, BeaminsterUpdated 11:28pm on 29 September 2024 River Brit at Riverside and George Street, West BayUpdated 5:52am on 30 September 2024 River Brit at Skilling Playing Fields and West Bay Road NurseryUpdated 1:28am on 30 September 2024 River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge, low lying propertiesUpdated 6:30am on 30 September 2024 River Char at CharmouthUpdated 1:40am on 30 September 2024 River Char at Dolphins River Caravan ParkUpdated 1:35am on 30 September 2024 River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell BridgeUpdated 9:31am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at Brampton and GodmanchesterUpdated 9:32am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at HarroldUpdated 9:01am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at Huntingdon and HartfordUpdated 9:32am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at Little Paxton and Great PaxtonUpdated 9:13am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at OdellUpdated 9:02am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at Southoe, Buckden and The OffordsUpdated 9:32am on 30 September 2024 River Great Ouse at TurveyUpdated 9:02am on 30 September 2024 River Irk at Cheetham HillUpdated 12:51pm on 30 September 2024 River Ivel at BlunhamUpdated 9:33am on 30 September 2024 River Ivel at SandyUpdated 9:33am on 30 September 2024 River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to ThorneyUpdated 5:21am on 30 September 2024 River Ray for IslipUpdated 9:30am on 30 September 2024 River Ray from the Heath Bridge area to and including the Otmoor BasinUpdated 9:30am on 30 September 2024 River Thame at DorchesterUpdated 9:30am on 30 September 2024 River Thame from Chiselhampton to Drayton St LeonardUpdated 9:30am on 30 September 2024 River Tove at Towcester and CosgroveUpdated 9:02am on 30 September 2024 River Yeo at MudfordUpdated 8:08am on 30 September 2024 River Yeo from Sherborne to YeovilUpdated 5:36am on 30 September 2024 Upper Frome at Maiden NewtonUpdated 11:42pm on 29 September 2024 Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to DorchesterUpdated 11:20pm on 29 September 2024
UK flood alerts
- B1041 between Little Paxton and St Neots in CambridgeshireUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- Bourne Brook (Tamworth)Updated 10:21am on 30 September 2024
- Bow and Piddle BrookUpdated 7:27am on 30 September 2024
- Bury Brook in CambridgeshireUpdated 1:20pm on 27 September 2024
- Chertsey BourneUpdated 8:39am on 30 September 2024
- Climping SeafrontUpdated 1:46pm on 29 September 2024
- Combe HavenUpdated 9:34am on 30 September 2024
- Cuckmere RiverUpdated 9:03am on 30 September 2024
- Eastern YarUpdated 9:09am on 30 September 2024
- East Somerset RiversUpdated 4:43pm on 29 September 2024
- Ginge BrookUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- Hundred Foot Washes in Cambridgeshire and NorfolkUpdated 7:52am on 30 September 2024
- Ledwyche Brook and River ReaUpdated 7:50am on 30 September 2024
- Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River SoarUpdated 11:42am on 30 September 2024
- Lower Avon and tributariesUpdated 8:28am on 30 September 2024
- Lower NeneUpdated 12:12pm on 30 September 2024
- Lower River Colne and Frays RiverUpdated 8:53am on 30 September 2024
- Lower River DouglasUpdated 1:06pm on 30 September 2024
- Lower River LoddonUpdated 9:02am on 30 September 2024
- Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at TwyfordUpdated 8:59am on 30 September 2024
- Lower River Soar in LeicestershireUpdated 10:20am on 30 September 2024
- Lower WellandUpdated 12:20pm on 30 September 2024
- Lymington RiverUpdated 1:09pm on 30 September 2024
- Mid Bristol Avon areaUpdated 5:20pm on 29 September 2024
- Middle Avon Rugby to BidfordUpdated 8:15am on 30 September 2024
- Middle NeneUpdated 12:07pm on 30 September 2024
- Middle River Great Ouse in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central BedfordshireUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- Middle Stour and tributariesUpdated 5:36pm on 29 September 2024
- Minor Tributaries of the Nene in NorthamptonshireUpdated 12:15pm on 30 September 2024
- North Sea coast at BridlingtonUpdated 9:51am on 30 September 2024
- North Sea coast from Whitby to FileyUpdated 12:37pm on 30 September 2024
- Rea Brook and Cound BrookUpdated 9:23am on 30 September 2024
- River Adur East BranchUpdated 9:21am on 30 September 2024
- River Alt, Formby to HuytonUpdated 9:21am on 30 September 2024
- River Anker and River SenceUpdated 12:30pm on 30 September 2024
- River Arrow and River AlneUpdated 9:44am on 30 September 2024
- River Avon in WorcestershireUpdated 7:27am on 30 September 2024
- River Axe areaUpdated 11:54am on 30 September 2024
- River BlackwaterUpdated 9:31am on 30 September 2024
- River Blackwater and The Cove BrookUpdated 9:09am on 30 September 2024
- River Blythe in WarwickshireUpdated 7:30am on 30 September 2024
- River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to and including OxfordUpdated 10:10am on 30 September 2024
- River Chew catchmentUpdated 6:23pm on 29 September 2024
- River Churn and its tributariesUpdated 9:51am on 30 September 2024
- River ColeUpdated 7:30am on 30 September 2024
- River Coln and its tributariesUpdated 7:01am on 30 September 2024
- River Dikler from Condicote to Little RissingtonUpdated 9:50am on 30 September 2024
- River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington and also the River Glyme at Wootton and WoodstockUpdated 9:50am on 30 September 2024
- River Frome in HerefordshireUpdated 7:50am on 30 September 2024
- River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire from Brampton to EarithUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- River Great Ouse in Central Bedfordshire, Beds Borough and Cambridgeshire from Wyboston to BramptonUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- River Ise and Alledge BrookUpdated 12:10pm on 30 September 2024
- River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central BedfordshireUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- River Leach from Northleach to Mill Lane near LechladeUpdated 9:51am on 30 September 2024
- River Leadon catchmentUpdated 7:27am on 30 September 2024
- River Leam and River ItchenUpdated 8:15am on 30 September 2024
- River Lostock and River YarrowUpdated 1:13pm on 30 September 2024
- River Lugg south of LeominsterUpdated 7:50am on 30 September 2024
- River Maun in NottinghamshireUpdated 12:59pm on 30 September 2024
- River Nadder and tributariesUpdated 8:21am on 30 September 2024
- River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including IslipUpdated 10:09am on 30 September 2024
- River Rhee in Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and CambridgeshireUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- River SalwarpeUpdated 7:26am on 30 September 2024
- Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributariesUpdated 11:54am on 30 September 2024
- Rivers Eden and Eden BrookUpdated 10:27am on 30 September 2024
- River Severn in GloucestershireUpdated 7:27am on 30 September 2024
- Rivers in South WorcestershireUpdated 7:51am on 30 September 2024
- Rivers in the Forest of DeanUpdated 7:26am on 30 September 2024
- River Sow and River PenkUpdated 7:31am on 30 September 2024
- River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South StaffordshireUpdated 7:31am on 30 September 2024
- Rivers Yeo and Parrett, downstream of Yeovil to SteartUpdated 4:38pm on 29 September 2024
- River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove BrookUpdated 10:09am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames and its small tributaries from Calcutt to LechladeUpdated 10:09am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above PangbourneUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames and tributaries from Buscot Wick down to Kings LockUpdated 10:09am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames and tributaries in the Oxford areaUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames for Henley, Remenham, Medmenham and its tributariesUpdated 8:44am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and WargraveUpdated 8:48am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames for the Abingdon areaUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames from Datchet to Shepperton GreenUpdated 9:06am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames from Hurley to CookhamUpdated 8:51am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames from Mapledurham to SonningUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames from Pangbourne to PurleyUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- River Thames from Shepperton to MoleseyUpdated 8:55am on 30 September 2024
- River Tove in NorthamptonshireUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- River Trent in DerbyshireUpdated 12:38pm on 30 September 2024
- River UckUpdated 9:14am on 30 September 2024
- River Windrush from Bourton to NewbridgeUpdated 9:50am on 30 September 2024
- Severn Vyrnwy confluenceUpdated 9:23am on 30 September 2024
- South East Somerset Rivers, Upper ReachesUpdated 4:25pm on 29 September 2024
- South Somerset Rivers, Upper ReachesUpdated 4:21pm on 29 September 2024
- Tern and Perry catchmentsUpdated 7:50am on 30 September 2024
- Tributaries on the Upper River Thames above CrickladeUpdated 10:38am on 30 September 2024
- Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton BrookUpdated 8:15am on 30 September 2024
- Upper Bristol Avon areaUpdated 5:12pm on 29 September 2024
- Upper Frome and tributariesUpdated 5:37pm on 29 September 2024
- Upper NeneUpdated 12:05pm on 30 September 2024
- Upper River Great Ouse in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and BuckinghamshireUpdated 8:29am on 30 September 2024
- Upper River MedwayUpdated 9:51am on 30 September 2024
- Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow StreamUpdated 9:57am on 30 September 2024
- Upper Stour and tributariesUpdated 5:37pm on 29 September 2024
- Upper TameUpdated 8:11am on 30 September 2024
- Upper Tame at Sandwell ValleyUpdated 7:30am on 30 September 2024
- Upper TemeUpdated 9:23am on 30 September 2024
- Welland ValleyUpdated 12:17pm on 30 September 2024
- West Dorset Rivers and Streams