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
Mon 19 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 834
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 833
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 17 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 831
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 16 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 830
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 15 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 829
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 14 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 828
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 13 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 826
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 12 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 825
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 11 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 824
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 823
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Nov 2018
15:00
ID: 822
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Fri 09 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 821
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Thu 08 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 820
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 07 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 818
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 06 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 817
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 05 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 816
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 815
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 03 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 814
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 02 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 813
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 01 Nov 2018
10:30
ID: 812
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 31 Oct 2018
10:30
ID: 811
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 30 Oct 2018
10:30
ID: 810
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 Oct 2018
10:30
ID: 809
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 28 Oct 2018
10:30
ID: 808
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 27 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 807
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 806
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 805
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 804
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 803
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 802
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 21 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 801
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 20 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 800
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 19 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 799
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 18 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 798
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 797
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 796
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 16 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 795
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 15 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 794
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 14 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 793
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 13 Oct 2018
14:30
ID: 792
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Sat 13 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 791
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Fri 12 Oct 2018
14:00
ID: 790
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Fri 12 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 789
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Thu 11 Oct 2018
14:00
ID: 788
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Thu 11 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 787
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Wed 10 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 786
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Low L L VL L Significant
Tue 09 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 785
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Low L L VL L Significant
Mon 08 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 784
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Low VL VL VL L Significant
Sun 07 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 783
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 782
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 05 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 781
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 04 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 780
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 03 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 779
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 02 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 778
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 Oct 2018
09:30
ID: 777
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 30 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 776
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 29 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 775
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 774
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 27 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 773
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 26 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 772
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 25 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 771
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 24 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 770
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 23 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 769
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 22 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 768
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 21 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 767
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Low VL L VL L Significant
Thu 20 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 766
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Low L L VL L Significant
Wed 19 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 765
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 18 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 764
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 17 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 763
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 16 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 762
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 15 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 761
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 14 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 760
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 13 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 759
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 12 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 758
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 11 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 757
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 10 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 756
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 09 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 755
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 08 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 754
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 07 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 753
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 06 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 752
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 05 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 751
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 04 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 750
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 03 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 749
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 02 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 748
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 01 Sep 2018
09:30
ID: 747
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 31 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 746
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 30 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 745
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 29 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 744
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 28 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 743
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 27 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 742
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 26 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 741
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 25 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 740
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 24 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 739
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 738
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 737
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 21 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 736
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 20 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 735
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 734
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 733
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 732
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 16 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 731
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 15 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 730
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 14 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 729
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 13 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 728
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 12 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 727
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 11 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 726
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 10 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 725
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 09 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 724
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 08 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 723
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 07 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 722
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 06 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 721
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 05 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 720
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 719
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 03 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 718
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 717
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 01 Aug 2018
09:30
ID: 716
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 31 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 715
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 30 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 714
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 29 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 713
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 28 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 712
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 27 Jul 2018
13:00
ID: 711
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Fri 27 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 710
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 26 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 709
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 25 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 708
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 24 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 707
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 23 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 706
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 22 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 705
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 21 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 704
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 20 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 703
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 19 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 702
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 18 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 701
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 17 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 700
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 16 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 699
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 15 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 698
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 14 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 697
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 13 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 696
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 12 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 695
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 11 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 694
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 10 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 693
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 09 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 692
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 08 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 691
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 07 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 690
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 06 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 689
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 05 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 688
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 04 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 687
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 03 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 686
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 02 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 685
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 01 Jul 2018
09:30
ID: 684
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 30 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 683
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 29 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 682
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 28 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 681
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 27 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 680
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 26 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 679
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 25 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 678
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 24 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 677
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 23 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 676
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 22 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 675
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 21 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 674
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 20 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 673
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 19 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 672
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 18 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 671
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 17 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 670
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 16 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 669
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 15 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 668
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 14 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 667
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 13 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 666
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 12 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 665
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 11 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 664
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 10 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 663
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 09 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 662
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 08 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 661
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 07 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 660
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 06 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 659
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 05 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 658
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 04 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 657
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 656
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 655
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 01 Jun 2018
15:00
ID: 654
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 01 Jun 2018
09:30
ID: 653
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 31 May 2018
09:30
ID: 651
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Medium L M VL VL Significant

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