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 06 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3982
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 05 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3981
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 04 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3980
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 03 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3979
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 02 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3978
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 Jul 2024
09:30
ID: 3977
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 30 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3976
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 29 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3975
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3974
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 27 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3973
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 26 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3972
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 25 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3971
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 24 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3970
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 23 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3969
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 22 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3968
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 21 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3967
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 20 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3966
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 19 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3965
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 18 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3964
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 17 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3963
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 16 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3962
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 15 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3961
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 14 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3960
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 13 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3959
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 12 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3958
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 11 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3957
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 10 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3956
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 09 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3955
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 08 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3954
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 07 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3953
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 06 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3952
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 05 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3951
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 04 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3950
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 03 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3949
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 02 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3948
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 01 Jun 2024
09:30
ID: 3947
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 31 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3946
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 30 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3945
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 29 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3944
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 28 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3943
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 27 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3942
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 26 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3941
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 25 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3940
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 24 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3939
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3938
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3937
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Medium M M VL VL Significant
Tue 21 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3936
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Mon 20 May 2024
13:00
ID: 3935
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 20 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3934
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3933
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3932
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 17 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3930
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 16 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3929
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 15 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3928
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 14 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3927
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3926
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 12 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3925
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 11 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3924
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 10 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3923
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 09 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3921
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3920
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 07 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3919
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 06 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3918
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 05 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3917
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3916
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 03 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3915
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3914
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 01 May 2024
09:30
ID: 3913
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 30 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3912
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3911
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3910
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 27 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3909
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3908
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3907
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 24 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3906
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 23 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3905
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 22 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3904
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 21 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3903
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 20 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3902
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 19 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3901
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3900
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 17 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3898
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 16 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3897
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 15 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3896
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 14 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3895
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 13 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3894
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 12 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3893
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 11 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3892
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 10 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3891
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 09 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3890
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3889
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3887
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3886
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 05 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3885
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 04 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3884
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 03 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3883
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 02 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3882
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 01 Apr 2024
09:30
ID: 3881
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 31 Mar 2024
09:30
ID: 3880
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 30 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3879
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 29 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3878
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 28 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3877
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 27 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3876
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 26 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3875
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 25 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3874
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 24 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3873
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 23 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3872
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 22 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3871
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 21 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3870
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 20 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3869
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 19 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3868
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 18 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3867
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 17 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3866
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 16 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3865
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 15 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3864
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 14 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3863
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 13 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3862
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 12 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3861
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 11 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3860
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 10 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3859
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 09 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3858
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 08 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3855
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 07 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3854
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 06 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3853
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 05 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3852
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 04 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3851
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 03 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3850
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 02 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3849
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 01 Mar 2024
10:30
ID: 3848
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 29 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3847
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Low VL L L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 28 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3846
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3845
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 26 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3844
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 25 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3843
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 24 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3842
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 24 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3841
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Fri 23 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3840
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 22 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3839
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Wed 21 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3838
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 20 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3837
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 19 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3836
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3835
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 17 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3833
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 16 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3832
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 15 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3831
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 14 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3830
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 13 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3829
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 12 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3827
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 11 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3825
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3824
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Low L L VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3822
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3823
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Low L VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 08 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3821
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 07 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3819
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 06 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3818
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 05 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3817
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3816
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 03 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3815
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 02 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3814
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 01 Feb 2024
10:30
ID: 3813
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 31 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3812
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 30 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3811
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 29 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3810
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 28 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3809
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 27 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3808
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 26 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3807
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 25 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3806
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3805
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3803
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 22 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3802
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 21 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3801
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Sat 20 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3800
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 19 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3799
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3798
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Low L L L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 17 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3797
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 16 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3796
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 15 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3795
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 14 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3794
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 13 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3793
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 12 Jan 2024
10:30
ID: 3792
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Low VL VL L 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.