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.

Flood Guidance Statement Archive

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3742 Statements
Date & Time Thumbnail Overall flood risk River Surface Ground Coastal Highest impact Actions
Sun 20 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1597
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 19 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1596
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 18 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1595
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 17 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1594
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 16 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1593
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 15 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1592
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 14 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1591
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 13 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1590
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 12 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1589
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 11 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1588
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 10 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1587
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 09 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1586
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 08 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1585
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 07 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1584
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 06 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1583
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 05 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1582
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 04 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1581
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 03 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1580
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 02 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1579
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 01 Sep 2020
09:30
ID: 1578
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 31 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1577
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 30 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1576
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 29 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1575
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 28 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1574
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 27 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1573
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 26 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1572
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 25 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1571
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 24 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1570
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 23 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1569
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 22 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1568
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 21 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1567
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 20 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1566
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 19 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1565
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Low VL L VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 18 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1564
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 17 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1563
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 16 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1562
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 15 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1561
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 14 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1560
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 13 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1559
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Low L L VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Wed 12 Aug 2020
17:00
ID: 1558
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Medium L M VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Wed 12 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1555
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Low L L VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Tue 11 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1554
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 10 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1553
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Low L L VL VL Extreme (was Severe)
Sun 09 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1552
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 08 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1551
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 07 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1550
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 06 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1549
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 05 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1548
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 04 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1547
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 03 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1546
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 02 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1545
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 01 Aug 2020
09:30
ID: 1544
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 31 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1543
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 30 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1542
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 29 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1541
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 28 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1540
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 27 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1539
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 26 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1537
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 25 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1536
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 24 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1535
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1533
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1532
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 21 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1531
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 20 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1529
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1528
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 18 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1527
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 17 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1526
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 16 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1525
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 15 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1524
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 14 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1523
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1522
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1521
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1520
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1519
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 09 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1518
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 08 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1517
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 07 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1516
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 06 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1515
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 05 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1514
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1513
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 03 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1512
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1511
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Jul 2020
09:30
ID: 1510
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 30 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1509
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1508
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1507
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 27 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1506
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1505
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 25 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1504
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 24 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1503
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 23 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1502
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1501
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 21 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1500
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 20 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1499
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 19 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1498
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1497
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 17 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1496
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 16 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1495
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 15 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1494
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 14 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1493
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 13 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1492
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 12 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1489
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 11 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1488
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 10 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1487
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 09 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1486
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1485
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1484
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1483
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 05 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1482
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 04 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1481
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 03 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1480
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 02 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1479
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 01 Jun 2020
09:30
ID: 1478
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 31 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1477
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 30 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1476
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 29 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1475
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 28 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1474
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 27 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1473
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 26 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1472
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 25 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1471
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 24 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1470
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 23 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1469
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 22 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1468
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 21 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1467
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 20 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1466
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 19 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1465
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 18 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1464
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 17 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1463
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 16 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1462
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 15 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1461
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 14 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1460
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 13 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1459
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 12 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1458
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 11 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1457
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 10 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1456
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 09 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1455
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 08 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1454
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 07 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1453
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 06 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1452
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 05 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1451
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 04 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1450
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1449
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1448
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 01 May 2020
09:30
ID: 1447
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 30 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1446
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 29 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1445
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 28 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1444
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 27 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1443
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1442
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1441
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 24 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1440
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 23 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1439
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 22 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1438
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 21 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1437
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 20 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1436
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1435
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1434
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1433
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 16 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1432
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 15 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1431
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 14 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1430
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 13 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1429
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 12 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1428
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 11 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1427
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 10 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1426
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 09 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1425
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 08 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1424
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 07 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1423
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 06 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1422
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 05 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1421
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1420
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 03 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1419
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1418
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Apr 2020
09:30
ID: 1417
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 31 Mar 2020
09:30
ID: 1416
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 30 Mar 2020
09:30
ID: 1415
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 29 Mar 2020
09:30
ID: 1414
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 28 Mar 2020
10:30
ID: 1412
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 28 Mar 2020
10:30
ID: 1413
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 27 Mar 2020
10:30
ID: 1411
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)

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