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
Mon 18 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4766
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 17 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4765
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 16 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4764
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 15 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4763
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 14 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4762
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 13 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4761
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 12 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4760
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 11 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4759
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 10 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4758
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 09 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4757
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 08 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4756
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 07 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4755
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 06 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4754
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 05 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4753
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 04 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4752
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4751
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4749
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 01 May 2026
09:30
ID: 4748
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 30 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4747
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 29 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4746
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 28 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4745
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 27 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4744
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4743
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4742
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 24 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4741
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 23 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4740
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 22 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4739
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 21 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4738
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 20 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4737
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 19 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4736
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 18 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4735
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4734
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 16 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4733
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 15 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4732
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 14 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4731
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4730
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4729
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4728
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4727
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 09 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4726
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4725
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 07 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4724
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 06 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4723
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 05 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4722
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 04 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4721
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 03 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4720
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4719
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Apr 2026
09:30
ID: 4718
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 31 Mar 2026
09:30
ID: 4717
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 30 Mar 2026
09:30
ID: 4716
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 29 Mar 2026
09:30
ID: 4715
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 28 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4714
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 27 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4713
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 26 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4712
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 25 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4711
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 24 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4710
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 23 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4709
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 22 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4708
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 21 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4707
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 20 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4706
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 19 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4705
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 18 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4704
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 17 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4703
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 16 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4702
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 15 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4701
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 14 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4700
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 13 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4699
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 12 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4698
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 11 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4697
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 10 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4696
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 09 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4695
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 08 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4694
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 07 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4693
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 07 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4692
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 06 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4691
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Thu 05 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4690
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Wed 04 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4689
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Tue 03 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4688
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Mon 02 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4687
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Sun 01 Mar 2026
10:30
ID: 4686
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Sat 28 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4685
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Fri 27 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4684
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Thu 26 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4682
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Wed 25 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4681
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Tue 24 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4680
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Mon 23 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4679
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Sun 22 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4678
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Sat 21 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4677
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Fri 20 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4676
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Thu 19 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4675
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Wed 18 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4674
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Medium L L M VL Significant
Tue 17 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4673
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Medium L L M VL Significant
Mon 16 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4671
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Sun 15 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4670
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Sat 14 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4668
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Medium M VL M VL Significant
Fri 13 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4667
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Medium M VL M VL Significant
Thu 12 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4666
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Medium M VL M VL Significant
Wed 11 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4664
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Tue 10 Feb 2026
15:30
ID: 4663
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Tue 10 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4661
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Medium M VL M VL Significant
Mon 09 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4660
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Medium L L M VL Significant
Sun 08 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4659
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Medium L L M VL Significant
Sat 07 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4658
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Medium L VL M VL Significant
Fri 06 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4657
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Medium L L M VL Significant
Thu 05 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4656
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Medium L L M L Significant
Wed 04 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4653
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Medium L L M L Significant
Tue 03 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4652
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Medium L L M L Significant
Mon 02 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4651
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Medium L L M L Significant
Sun 01 Feb 2026
10:30
ID: 4650
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Medium L L M L Significant
Sat 31 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4649
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Medium L L M L Significant
Fri 30 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4648
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Low L L L VL Significant
Thu 29 Jan 2026
15:30
ID: 4647
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Medium M L L VL Significant
Thu 29 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4646
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Wed 28 Jan 2026
15:30
ID: 4645
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Wed 28 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4644
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Tue 27 Jan 2026
15:30
ID: 4643
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Tue 27 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4642
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Mon 26 Jan 2026
15:30
ID: 4641
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Mon 26 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4640
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sun 25 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4639
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 24 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4637
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 24 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4638
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 23 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4634
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 22 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4633
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 21 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4632
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 20 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4631
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 19 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4630
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4629
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 17 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4628
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 16 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4627
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 15 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4626
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 14 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4625
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 13 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4624
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 12 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4623
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 11 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4622
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4620
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4621
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4619
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 08 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4618
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 07 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4617
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 06 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4616
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 05 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4614
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4613
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 03 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4612
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 02 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4611
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 01 Jan 2026
10:30
ID: 4610
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 31 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4609
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 30 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4608
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4607
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4606
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 27 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4605
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4604
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4603
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4602
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4601
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4600
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 21 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4599
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 20 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4598
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 19 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4597
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4596
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 17 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4595
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 16 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4594
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 15 Dec 2025
15:30
ID: 4593
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Mon 15 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4592
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sun 14 Dec 2025
15:30
ID: 4591
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Sun 14 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4590
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Sat 13 Dec 2025
15:30
ID: 4589
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sat 13 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4587
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Fri 12 Dec 2025
15:00
ID: 4586
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Fri 12 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4584
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 11 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4583
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 10 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4582
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 09 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4581
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Low L L VL L Significant
Mon 08 Dec 2025
15:30
ID: 4580
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Medium L M VL L Significant
Mon 08 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4579
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Low L L VL L Significant
Sun 07 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4578
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Low L L VL L Significant
Sat 06 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4576
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Low L L VL L Significant
Fri 05 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4575
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Low L VL VL L Significant
Thu 04 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4574
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 03 Dec 2025
10:30
ID: 4566
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)

Flood Guidance Statement data from the Flood Forecasting Centre (a partnership of the Met Office and Environment Agency). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.