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
Sat 21 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4182
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 20 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4181
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 19 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4180
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 18 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4179
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 17 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4178
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 16 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4177
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 15 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4176
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 14 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4175
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 13 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4174
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 12 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4173
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 11 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4172
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 10 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4171
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 09 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4170
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 08 Dec 2024
15:30
ID: 4169
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Sun 08 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4168
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Low L VL VL VL Significant
Sat 07 Dec 2024
15:30
ID: 4167
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Sat 07 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4165
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Fri 06 Dec 2024
15:30
ID: 4164
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Fri 06 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4163
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Medium M M VL L Significant
Thu 05 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4162
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 04 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4161
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 03 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4160
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 02 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4157
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 01 Dec 2024
10:30
ID: 4156
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 30 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4155
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 29 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4154
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Low L VL VL VL Significant
Thu 28 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4153
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Low L VL VL VL Significant
Thu 28 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4152
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Low L VL VL VL Significant
Wed 27 Nov 2024
15:30
ID: 4151
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Wed 27 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4150
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Tue 26 Nov 2024
15:30
ID: 4149
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Tue 26 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4148
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Mon 25 Nov 2024
15:30
ID: 4147
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Mon 25 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4146
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Medium M VL VL VL Significant
Sun 24 Nov 2024
15:30
ID: 4145
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 24 Nov 2024
15:30
ID: 4144
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Medium M L VL VL Significant
Sun 24 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4143
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 23 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4142
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 22 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4140
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Thu 21 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4139
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 20 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4138
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 19 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4137
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 18 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4136
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 17 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4135
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 16 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4134
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 15 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4133
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 14 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4132
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 13 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4131
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 12 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4130
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 11 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4129
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 10 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4128
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 09 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4127
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 08 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4126
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 07 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4125
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 06 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4124
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 05 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4123
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 04 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4122
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 03 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4121
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 02 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4120
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 01 Nov 2024
10:30
ID: 4119
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 31 Oct 2024
10:30
ID: 4118
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 30 Oct 2024
10:30
ID: 4117
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 29 Oct 2024
10:30
ID: 4116
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 28 Oct 2024
10:30
ID: 4115
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 27 Oct 2024
10:30
ID: 4114
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 26 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4111
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 25 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4110
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 24 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4109
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 23 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4108
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 22 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4107
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 21 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4106
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 20 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4105
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Low VL L VL L Significant
Sat 19 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4104
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 18 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4103
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 17 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4101
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 16 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4098
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Low VL L VL L Significant
Tue 15 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4096
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Low VL L VL L Significant
Mon 14 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4094
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 13 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4093
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 12 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4092
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 11 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4091
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 10 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4090
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 09 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4089
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 08 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4088
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 07 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4087
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 06 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4086
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 05 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4085
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 04 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4084
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 03 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4083
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 02 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4082
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 01 Oct 2024
09:30
ID: 4081
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 30 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4080
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sun 29 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4079
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 28 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4078
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 27 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4077
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 26 Sep 2024
14:30
ID: 4076
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Thu 26 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4075
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Wed 25 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4073
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 24 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4072
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 23 Sep 2024
14:00
ID: 4071
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Mon 23 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4070
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sun 22 Sep 2024
14:00
ID: 4069
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sun 22 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4068
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Sat 21 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4067
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 20 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4066
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 19 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4065
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 18 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4064
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 17 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4063
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 16 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4062
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 15 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4061
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 14 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4060
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 13 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4059
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 12 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4058
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 11 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4055
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 10 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4054
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 09 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4053
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 08 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4052
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 07 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4051
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 06 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4049
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 05 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4048
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 04 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4043
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 03 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4042
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 02 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4041
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 01 Sep 2024
09:30
ID: 4040
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 31 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4039
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 30 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4038
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 29 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4037
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 28 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4036
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 27 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4035
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 26 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4034
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 25 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4033
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 24 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4032
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 23 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4031
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 22 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4030
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 21 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4029
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 20 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4028
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 19 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4027
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4026
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 17 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4025
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 16 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4024
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 15 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4023
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 14 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4022
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 13 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4021
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 12 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4020
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 11 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4019
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4018
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4017
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 08 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4016
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 07 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4014
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 06 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4013
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 05 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4012
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 04 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4011
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 03 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4010
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 02 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4009
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 01 Aug 2024
09:30
ID: 4008
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 31 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4007
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 30 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4006
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 29 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4005
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 28 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4004
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 27 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4003
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4002
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4001
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 4000
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 23 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3999
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 22 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3998
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 21 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3997
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 20 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3996
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 19 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3995
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3994
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3993
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 16 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3992
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 15 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3991
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 14 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3990
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 13 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3989
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 12 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3988
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 11 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3987
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 10 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3986
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 09 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3985
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3984
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3983
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Very Low VL 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.