New names on the impact matrix

October 2026

The Flood Forecasting Centre, the Met Office and the UK's environment agencies now share one impact matrix, so flood guidance and weather warnings use the same words.

Impact Minimal→Minor Minor→Moderate Significant Severe→Extreme
Likelihood Very low→Low Low→Medium Medium→High High→Very high

Colours and overall flood risk levels are unchanged. This site uses the new names throughout, but the text inside older statements keeps the words used when it was issued.

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3742 Statements
Date & Time Thumbnail Overall flood risk River Surface Ground Coastal Highest impact Actions
Tue 09 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2353
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 08 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2352
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 07 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2351
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 06 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2350
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 05 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2349
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 04 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2348
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 03 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2347
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 02 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2346
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2345
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 31 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2344
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 30 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2343
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 29 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2342
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 28 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2341
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 27 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2340
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 26 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2339
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 25 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2338
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 24 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2337
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 23 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2336
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 22 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2335
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 21 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2333
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 20 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2332
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 19 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2331
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 18 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2330
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 17 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2329
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 16 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2328
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 15 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2327
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 14 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2326
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 13 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2324
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 12 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2323
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 11 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2322
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 10 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2321
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 09 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2320
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 08 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2319
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 07 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2318
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 06 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2317
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 05 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2316
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 04 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2315
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 03 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2314
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 02 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2313
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 01 Jul 2022
09:30
ID: 2312
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 30 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2311
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 29 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2310
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 28 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2309
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 27 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2308
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2307
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2306
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 24 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2305
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2304
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 22 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2302
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 21 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2301
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 20 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2300
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 19 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2299
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 18 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2298
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 17 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2297
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 16 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2296
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 15 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2295
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 14 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2294
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2293
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2292
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2291
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2290
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 09 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2289
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2288
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 07 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2286
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 06 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2285
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 05 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2284
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 04 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2283
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 03 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2282
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 02 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2281
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Jun 2022
09:30
ID: 2280
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 31 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2279
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 30 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2278
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 29 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2277
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 28 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2276
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 27 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2275
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 26 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2274
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 25 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2273
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 24 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2272
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 23 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2271
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 22 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2270
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 21 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2269
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 20 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2268
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 19 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2267
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 18 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2266
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 17 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2265
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 16 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2263
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 15 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2262
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 14 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2261
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 13 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2260
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 12 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2259
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 11 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2258
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 10 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2257
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 09 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2256
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 08 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2255
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 07 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2254
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 06 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2253
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 05 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2252
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 04 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2251
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 03 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2250
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 02 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2249
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 01 May 2022
09:30
ID: 2248
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 30 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2247
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 29 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2246
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 28 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2245
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 27 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2244
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 26 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2243
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 25 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2242
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 24 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2241
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 23 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2240
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 22 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2239
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 21 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2238
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 20 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2237
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 19 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2236
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 18 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2235
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 17 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2234
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 16 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2233
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 15 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2232
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 14 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2231
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 13 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2230
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 12 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2229
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 11 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2228
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 10 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2227
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 09 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2226
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 08 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2225
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 07 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2224
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 06 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2223
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 05 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2222
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 04 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2221
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 03 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2220
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 02 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2219
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 01 Apr 2022
09:30
ID: 2218
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 31 Mar 2022
09:30
ID: 2217
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 30 Mar 2022
09:30
ID: 2216
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 29 Mar 2022
09:30
ID: 2215
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 28 Mar 2022
09:30
ID: 2214
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 27 Mar 2022
09:30
ID: 2213
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 26 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2212
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 25 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2211
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 24 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2210
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 23 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2209
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 22 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2208
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 21 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2207
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 20 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2206
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 19 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2205
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 18 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2204
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 17 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2203
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 16 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2202
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 15 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2201
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 14 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2200
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 13 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2199
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 12 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2198
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 11 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2197
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 10 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2196
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 09 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2195
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 08 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2194
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 07 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2193
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 05 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2192
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 04 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2191
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 03 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2190
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 02 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2189
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 01 Mar 2022
10:30
ID: 2188
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 28 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2187
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 27 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2186
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 26 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2185
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 25 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2184
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 24 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2183
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 23 Feb 2022
15:30
ID: 2182
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Wed 23 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2181
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Tue 22 Feb 2022
15:30
ID: 2180
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Tue 22 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2179
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Mon 21 Feb 2022
15:30
ID: 2178
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Low L VL VL VL Significant
Mon 21 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2177
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Low L VL VL VL Significant
Sun 20 Feb 2022
15:30
ID: 2176
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Low L L VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Sun 20 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2175
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Low L L VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Sun 20 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2174
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Medium M L VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Sat 19 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2173
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 18 Feb 2022
15:30
ID: 2172
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Low L L VL L Significant
Fri 18 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2171
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Medium L L VL M Extreme (was Severe)
Thu 17 Feb 2022
15:30
ID: 2170
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Low L VL VL L Extreme (was Severe)
Thu 17 Feb 2022
10:30
ID: 2168
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Low L VL VL L Extreme (was Severe)

Flood Guidance Statement data from the Flood Forecasting Centre (a partnership of the Met Office and Environment Agency). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.