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

Search past Flood Guidance Statements by date, county, source, risk, impact or named storm.

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3742 Statements
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Wed 07 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 238
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 06 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 237
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 05 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 236
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 235
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 03 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 234
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 02 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 233
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 01 Jun 2017
09:30
ID: 232
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 31 May 2017
09:30
ID: 231
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 30 May 2017
09:30
ID: 230
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 May 2017
09:30
ID: 229
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 May 2017
09:30
ID: 228
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 27 May 2017
09:30
ID: 227
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 26 May 2017
09:30
ID: 226
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 25 May 2017
09:30
ID: 225
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 May 2017
09:30
ID: 224
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 May 2017
09:30
ID: 223
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 May 2017
09:30
ID: 222
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 21 May 2017
09:30
ID: 221
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 20 May 2017
09:30
ID: 220
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 19 May 2017
09:30
ID: 219
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 18 May 2017
09:30
ID: 218
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 May 2017
09:30
ID: 217
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 16 May 2017
09:30
ID: 216
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 15 May 2017
09:30
ID: 215
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 14 May 2017
09:30
ID: 214
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 13 May 2017
09:30
ID: 213
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 12 May 2017
09:30
ID: 212
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 11 May 2017
09:30
ID: 211
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 10 May 2017
09:30
ID: 209
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 09 May 2017
09:30
ID: 208
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 May 2017
09:30
ID: 207
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 May 2017
09:30
ID: 206
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 06 May 2017
09:30
ID: 205
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 05 May 2017
09:30
ID: 204
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 04 May 2017
09:30
ID: 203
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 03 May 2017
09:30
ID: 202
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 02 May 2017
09:30
ID: 201
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 May 2017
09:30
ID: 200
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 30 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 199
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 29 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 198
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 197
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 27 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 196
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 26 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 195
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 25 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 193
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 24 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 192
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 23 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 191
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 22 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 190
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 21 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 188
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 20 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 187
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 19 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 186
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 18 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 185
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 17 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 184
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 16 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 183
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 15 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 182
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 14 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 181
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 13 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 180
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 12 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 179
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 11 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 178
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 10 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 177
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 09 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 176
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 08 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 175
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 07 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 174
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 06 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 173
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 05 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 172
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 04 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 171
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 03 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 170
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 02 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 169
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 01 Apr 2017
09:30
ID: 168
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 31 Mar 2017
09:30
ID: 165
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 30 Mar 2017
09:30
ID: 164
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 29 Mar 2017
09:30
ID: 162
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 28 Mar 2017
09:30
ID: 161
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 27 Mar 2017
09:30
ID: 160
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Mar 2017
09:30
ID: 159
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 156
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 24 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 155
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 23 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 154
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 153
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 21 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 152
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 20 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 151
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 150
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 149
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 148
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 16 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 147
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 15 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 146
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 14 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 145
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 144
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 143
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 142
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 141
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 09 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 140
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 138
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 07 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 137
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 06 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 136
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 05 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 135
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 134
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 03 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 133
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 132
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Mar 2017
10:30
ID: 131
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 28 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 130
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 27 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 129
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 128
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 127
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 24 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 126
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 125
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 123
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 21 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 122
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 20 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 119
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 118
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 18 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 116
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 17 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 115
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 16 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 114
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 15 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 113
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 14 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 112
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 111
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 110
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 109
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 108
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 09 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 107
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 106
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 07 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 105
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 06 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 104
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 05 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 103
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 04 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 102
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 03 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 101
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 100
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Feb 2017
10:30
ID: 99
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 31 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 98
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 30 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 97
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 29 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 96
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 28 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 95
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 27 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 94
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 26 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 93
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 25 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 92
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 24 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 91
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 23 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 90
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 22 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 89
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 21 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 88
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 20 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 87
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 19 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 86
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 18 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 84
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 17 Jan 2017
10:30
ID: 82
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
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