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
Fri 08 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1207
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Thu 07 Nov 2019
15:00
ID: 1206
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Thu 07 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1205
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Thu 07 Nov 2019
00:30
ID: 1204
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Wed 06 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1203
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 05 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1202
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 04 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1201
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1200
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1199
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 01 Nov 2019
10:30
ID: 1198
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 31 Oct 2019
10:30
ID: 1197
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 30 Oct 2019
10:30
ID: 1196
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 29 Oct 2019
10:30
ID: 1195
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 28 Oct 2019
10:30
ID: 1194
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 27 Oct 2019
10:30
ID: 1192
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 26 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1191
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 25 Oct 2019
14:00
ID: 1190
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Fri 25 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1189
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Thu 24 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1188
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 23 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1187
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 22 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1186
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 21 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1185
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 20 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1184
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 19 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1183
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 18 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1182
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 17 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1181
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 16 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1180
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 15 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1179
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 14 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1178
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 13 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1176
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 12 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1175
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 11 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1174
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 10 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1173
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 09 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1172
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 08 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1171
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 07 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1170
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 06 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1169
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 05 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1168
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 04 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1167
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 03 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1165
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 02 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1164
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 01 Oct 2019
09:30
ID: 1163
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Low L L VL L Significant
Mon 30 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1162
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Low L L VL L Significant
Sun 29 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1161
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Low L L VL L Significant
Sat 28 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1160
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Low L L VL L Significant
Fri 27 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1159
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Low L L VL L Significant
Thu 26 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1157
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Low L L VL L Significant
Wed 25 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1156
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Low VL VL VL L Significant
Tue 24 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1155
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 23 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1154
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 22 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1153
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 21 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1152
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 20 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1151
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 19 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1150
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 18 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1148
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 17 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1147
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 16 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1146
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 15 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1145
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 14 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1144
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 13 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1143
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 12 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1142
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 11 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1141
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 10 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1140
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 09 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1139
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 08 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1138
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 07 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1137
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 06 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1136
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 05 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1135
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 04 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1134
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 03 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1133
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 02 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1132
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 01 Sep 2019
09:30
ID: 1131
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 31 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1130
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 30 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1129
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 29 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1128
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 28 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1127
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1126
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 26 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1125
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 25 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1124
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 24 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1123
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 23 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1122
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 22 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1121
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 21 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1120
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 20 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1119
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 19 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1118
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 18 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1117
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 17 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1116
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 16 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1115
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 15 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1114
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 14 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1113
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 13 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1112
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 12 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1111
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 11 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1110
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1109
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 09 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1108
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 08 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1107
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 07 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1106
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 06 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1105
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 05 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1104
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1103
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 03 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1102
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 02 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1101
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 01 Aug 2019
09:30
ID: 1099
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 31 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1098
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 30 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1097
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 29 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1096
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 28 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1095
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 27 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1094
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 26 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1093
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 25 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1092
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 24 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1091
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1090
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1089
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 21 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1088
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 20 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1087
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 19 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1086
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1085
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 17 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1084
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 16 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1083
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 15 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1082
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 14 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1081
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 13 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1080
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 12 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1079
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 11 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1078
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 10 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1077
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 09 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1076
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 08 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1075
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 07 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1074
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1073
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 05 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1072
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 04 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1071
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 03 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1070
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 02 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1069
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 Jul 2019
09:30
ID: 1068
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 30 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1067
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 29 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1066
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 28 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1065
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 27 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1064
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 26 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1062
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 25 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1061
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 24 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1060
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 23 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1059
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 22 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1058
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Fri 21 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1056
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Thu 20 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1055
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Wed 19 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1054
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Tue 18 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1053
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Mon 17 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1052
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Sun 16 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1050
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Sat 15 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1049
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Fri 14 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1048
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 13 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1047
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 12 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1046
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 11 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1045
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 10 Jun 2019
14:00
ID: 1044
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Mon 10 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1043
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sun 09 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1042
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 08 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1041
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 07 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1040
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 06 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1039
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 05 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1038
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 04 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1037
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 03 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1036
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 02 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1035
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 01 Jun 2019
09:30
ID: 1034
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 31 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1033
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 30 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1032
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 29 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1031
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 28 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1030
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 27 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1029
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1028
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1027
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 24 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1026
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 23 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1025
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 22 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1024
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 21 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1023
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 20 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1022
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1021
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1020
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1019
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)

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