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
Sun 30 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3580
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 29 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3579
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 28 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3578
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 27 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3577
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 26 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3576
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 25 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3575
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 24 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3573
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 23 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3572
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 22 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3571
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 21 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3570
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 20 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3569
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 19 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3568
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 18 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3567
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 17 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3566
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 16 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3565
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 15 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3564
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 14 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3563
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 13 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3562
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 12 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3561
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 11 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3560
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 10 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3559
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 09 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3558
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 08 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3557
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 07 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3556
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 06 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3555
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 05 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3554
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 04 Jul 2023
13:00
ID: 3553
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Tue 04 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3551
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 03 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3550
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 02 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3549
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 01 Jul 2023
09:30
ID: 3548
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 30 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3547
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 29 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3546
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 28 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3545
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3544
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 26 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3543
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 25 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3542
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 24 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3541
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 23 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3540
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 22 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3539
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 21 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3537
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 20 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3536
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 19 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3535
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3534
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 17 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3533
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 16 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3532
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 15 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3531
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 14 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3530
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 13 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3529
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 12 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3528
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 11 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3527
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 10 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3526
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 09 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3525
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 08 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3524
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 07 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3520
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 06 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3519
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 05 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3518
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 04 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3517
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 03 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3516
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 02 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3515
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 01 Jun 2023
09:30
ID: 3514
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 31 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3513
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 30 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3512
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 29 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3510
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 29 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3511
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 28 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3509
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 27 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3508
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 26 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3507
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 25 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3506
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 24 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3504
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 23 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3503
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 22 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3502
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 21 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3501
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 20 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3500
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 19 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3499
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 18 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3498
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3497
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 16 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3496
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 15 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3493
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 14 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3492
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 13 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3491
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 12 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3489
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 11 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3488
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 10 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3487
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 09 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3486
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 08 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3485
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 07 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3484
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 06 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3483
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 05 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3482
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 04 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3481
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 03 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3479
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 02 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3478
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 01 May 2023
09:30
ID: 3477
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 30 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3476
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 29 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3475
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 28 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3474
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 27 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3473
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 26 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3472
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 25 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3470
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 24 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3468
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 23 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3467
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 22 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3466
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 21 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3464
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 20 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3463
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 19 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3462
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 18 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3461
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 17 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3460
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 16 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3459
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 15 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3458
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 14 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3457
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 13 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3456
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 12 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3455
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 11 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3454
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 10 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3453
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 09 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3452
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 08 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3451
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 07 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3450
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 06 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3449
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 05 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3448
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 04 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3446
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 03 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3445
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 02 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3444
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 01 Apr 2023
09:30
ID: 3443
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 31 Mar 2023
09:30
ID: 3442
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 30 Mar 2023
09:30
ID: 3440
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 29 Mar 2023
09:30
ID: 3439
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 28 Mar 2023
09:30
ID: 3438
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 27 Mar 2023
09:30
ID: 3437
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Mar 2023
09:30
ID: 3436
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3435
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 24 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3434
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3433
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3432
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 21 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3431
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Low VL VL VL L Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 20 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3430
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3428
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3429
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3427
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3426
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 16 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3425
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 15 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3422
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 14 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3421
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 13 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3420
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 12 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3419
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 11 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3418
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 10 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3417
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 09 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3416
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3415
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 07 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3414
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 06 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3413
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 05 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3412
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 04 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3411
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 03 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3410
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 02 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3409
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 01 Mar 2023
10:30
ID: 3408
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 28 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3407
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 27 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3406
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 26 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3405
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 25 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3404
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 24 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3403
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 23 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3402
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 22 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3401
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 21 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3400
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 20 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3399
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 19 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3398
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 18 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3397
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 17 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3396
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 16 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3395
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 15 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3394
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 14 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3393
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 13 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3392
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 12 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3391
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 11 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3390
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 10 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3389
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 09 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3388
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 08 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3387
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 07 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3386
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 06 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3385
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 05 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3384
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 04 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3383
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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.