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
Thu 16 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1018
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 15 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1017
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 14 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1016
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1015
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1014
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1013
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1012
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 09 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1011
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1010
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 07 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1009
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 06 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1008
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 05 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1007
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1006
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 03 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1005
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 02 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1003
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 May 2019
09:30
ID: 1002
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 30 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 1001
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 29 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 1000
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 28 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 999
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 27 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 998
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 26 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 997
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 25 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 996
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 24 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 995
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 994
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 993
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 21 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 992
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 20 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 991
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 19 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 990
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 18 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 989
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 988
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 16 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 987
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 15 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 986
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 14 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 985
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 13 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 984
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 12 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 983
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 11 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 982
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 10 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 981
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 09 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 980
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 979
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 978
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 977
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 05 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 976
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 04 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 975
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 03 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 974
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 02 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 973
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 Apr 2019
09:30
ID: 972
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 31 Mar 2019
09:30
ID: 971
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 30 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 970
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 29 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 969
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 28 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 968
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 27 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 967
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 26 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 966
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 25 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 965
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 24 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 964
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 23 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 963
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 22 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 962
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 21 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 961
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 20 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 960
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 19 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 959
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 18 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 958
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 17 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 957
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 16 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 956
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 16 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 955
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 15 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 954
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 14 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 953
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 13 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 952
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 12 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 951
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 11 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 950
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 10 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 949
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 09 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 948
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 08 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 947
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 07 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 946
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 06 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 945
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 05 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 944
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 04 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 943
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 942
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 941
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 01 Mar 2019
10:30
ID: 940
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 28 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 939
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 27 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 938
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 26 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 937
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 25 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 936
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 24 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 935
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 23 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 933
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 22 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 932
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 21 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 931
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 20 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 929
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 19 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 928
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 18 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 927
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 17 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 926
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 16 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 925
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 15 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 924
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 14 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 923
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 13 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 922
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 12 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 921
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 11 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 920
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 10 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 919
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 09 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 918
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 08 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 917
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 07 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 916
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 06 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 915
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 05 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 914
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 04 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 913
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 912
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 911
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 01 Feb 2019
10:30
ID: 910
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 31 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 909
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 30 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 908
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 29 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 907
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 28 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 906
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 27 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 905
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 26 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 904
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 25 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 903
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 24 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 902
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 23 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 901
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 22 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 900
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 21 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 899
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 20 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 898
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 19 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 897
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 18 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 896
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 17 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 895
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 16 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 894
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 15 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 893
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 14 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 892
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 13 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 891
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 12 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 890
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 11 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 889
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 10 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 888
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 09 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 887
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 08 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 886
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 07 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 885
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 06 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 884
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Low VL VL VL L Significant
Sat 05 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 883
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Low VL VL VL L Significant
Fri 04 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 882
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Low VL VL VL L Significant
Thu 03 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 881
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 02 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 880
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 01 Jan 2019
10:30
ID: 879
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 31 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 878
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 30 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 877
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 29 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 876
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 874
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 875
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 27 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 873
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 26 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 872
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 25 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 871
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 24 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 870
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 23 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 869
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 22 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 868
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 21 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 867
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 20 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 866
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 19 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 865
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 18 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 864
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 17 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 863
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 16 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 862
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 15 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 861
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 14 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 860
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 13 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 859
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 12 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 858
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 11 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 857
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 10 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 856
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 09 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 855
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 08 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 854
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 07 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 853
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 06 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 852
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 05 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 851
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 04 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 850
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 03 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 849
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 02 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 848
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 01 Dec 2018
10:30
ID: 847
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 30 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 846
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 29 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 845
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 28 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 844
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 842
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 26 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 841
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 25 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 840
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 24 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 839
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 23 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 838
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 22 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 837
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 21 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 836
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 20 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 835
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)

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