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
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Mon 23 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1981
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 22 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1980
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 21 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1979
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 20 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1978
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 19 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1977
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 18 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1976
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 17 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1975
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 16 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1974
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 15 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1973
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 14 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1972
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 13 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1971
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 12 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1970
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 11 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1969
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 10 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1968
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 09 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1967
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 08 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1966
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 07 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1965
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 06 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1964
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 05 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1963
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 04 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1962
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 03 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1961
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 02 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1960
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 01 Aug 2021
09:30
ID: 1959
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 31 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1958
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 30 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1957
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 29 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1956
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 28 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1955
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1954
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 26 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1953
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 25 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1951
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 24 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1950
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 23 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1949
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 22 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1948
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 21 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1947
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 20 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1946
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 19 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1945
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1944
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 17 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1943
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 16 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1942
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 15 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1941
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 14 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1940
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 13 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1939
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 12 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1938
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 11 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1937
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 10 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1936
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1935
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 08 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1934
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 07 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1933
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 06 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1932
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 05 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1931
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1930
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 03 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1929
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 02 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1928
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 01 Jul 2021
09:30
ID: 1927
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 30 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1926
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 29 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1925
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 28 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1924
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 27 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1923
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 26 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1922
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 25 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1921
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 24 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1920
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 23 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1919
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 22 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1918
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 21 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1917
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 20 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1916
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 19 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1915
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 18 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1914
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 17 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1913
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 16 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1912
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 15 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1911
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 14 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1910
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 13 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1909
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 12 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1908
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 11 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1907
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 10 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1906
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 09 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1905
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 08 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1904
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 07 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1902
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 06 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1901
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 05 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1900
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 04 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1899
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 03 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1898
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 02 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1897
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 01 Jun 2021
09:30
ID: 1896
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 31 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1895
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 30 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1894
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 29 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1893
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1892
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 27 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1891
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 26 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1890
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 25 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1889
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 24 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1888
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 23 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1887
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 22 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1886
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 21 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1885
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 20 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1884
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 19 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1883
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 18 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1882
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 17 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1881
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 16 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1880
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 15 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1879
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 14 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1878
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 13 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1877
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 12 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1876
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 11 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1875
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 10 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1874
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 09 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1873
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 08 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1872
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 07 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1871
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 06 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1870
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 05 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1869
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 04 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1867
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 03 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1866
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 02 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1865
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 01 May 2021
09:30
ID: 1864
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 30 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1863
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 29 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1862
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 28 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1861
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1860
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 26 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1859
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 25 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1858
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 24 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1857
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 23 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1856
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 22 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1855
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 21 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1854
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 20 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1853
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 19 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1852
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 18 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1851
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 17 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1850
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 16 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1849
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 15 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1847
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 14 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1846
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 13 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1845
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 12 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1844
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 11 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1843
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 10 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1842
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 09 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1841
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 08 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1840
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 07 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1839
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 06 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1838
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 05 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1837
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 04 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1836
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 03 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1835
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 02 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1834
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 01 Apr 2021
09:30
ID: 1833
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 31 Mar 2021
09:30
ID: 1832
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 30 Mar 2021
09:30
ID: 1831
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 Mar 2021
09:30
ID: 1830
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 Mar 2021
09:30
ID: 1829
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 27 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1828
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1827
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1826
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1825
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 23 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1824
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 22 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1823
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 21 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1822
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 20 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1821
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 19 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1820
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 18 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1819
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1818
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 16 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1817
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 15 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1816
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 14 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1815
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 13 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1814
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 12 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1813
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 11 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1812
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 10 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1811
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 09 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1810
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1809
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1808
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1807
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 05 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1806
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 04 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1805
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 03 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1804
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 02 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1803
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 Mar 2021
10:30
ID: 1802
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 Feb 2021
10:30
ID: 1801
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 27 Feb 2021
10:30
ID: 1800
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Feb 2021
10:30
ID: 1799
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Feb 2021
10:30
ID: 1798
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)

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