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
Fri 03 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3382
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 02 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3381
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 01 Feb 2023
10:30
ID: 3380
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 31 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3379
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 30 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3378
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 29 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3377
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 28 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3376
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 27 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3375
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 26 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3373
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 25 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3372
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Low VL VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 24 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3371
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 23 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3370
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 22 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3369
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 21 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3368
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 20 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3367
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 19 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3366
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Low L VL L VL Significant
Wed 18 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3365
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Low L VL L VL Significant
Tue 17 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3364
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Low L VL L VL Significant
Mon 16 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3363
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 15 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3361
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Low L VL L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 14 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3360
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Low L VL L VL Significant
Fri 13 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3359
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Low L L L VL Significant
Thu 12 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3356
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Low L L L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 11 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3355
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Low L L L VL Significant
Tue 10 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3354
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Low L L L VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 09 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3353
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 08 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3352
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 07 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3351
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 06 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3349
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 05 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3348
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 04 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3347
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 03 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3346
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 02 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3345
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 01 Jan 2023
10:30
ID: 3344
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 31 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3343
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 30 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3342
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 29 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3341
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 28 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3340
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3339
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 26 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3338
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 25 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3337
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 24 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3336
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 23 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3335
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 22 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3334
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 21 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3333
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 20 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3332
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 19 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3331
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 18 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3330
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 17 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3329
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 16 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3328
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 15 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3327
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 14 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3326
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 13 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3325
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 12 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3323
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 11 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3322
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3321
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3320
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 08 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3319
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 07 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3318
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 06 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3317
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 05 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3316
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 04 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3315
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 03 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3314
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 02 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3313
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 01 Dec 2022
10:30
ID: 3312
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 30 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3311
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 29 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3310
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 28 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3308
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 27 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3307
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 26 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3306
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 25 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3305
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 24 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3304
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 23 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3303
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 22 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3302
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 21 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3301
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 20 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3300
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 19 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3299
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 18 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3298
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Low L VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 17 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3297
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 16 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3296
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Low L L VL VL Significant
Tue 15 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3294
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 14 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3293
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 13 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3291
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 12 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3290
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 11 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3289
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 10 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3288
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 09 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3287
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 08 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3286
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 07 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3285
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 06 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3284
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 05 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3283
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 04 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3282
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 03 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3281
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Low L L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 02 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3280
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 01 Nov 2022
10:30
ID: 3279
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 31 Oct 2022
10:30
ID: 3278
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 30 Oct 2022
10:30
ID: 3277
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 29 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3276
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 28 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3275
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 27 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3274
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 26 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3273
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 25 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3272
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 24 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3271
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 23 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3270
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 22 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3269
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 21 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 3268
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 20 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2429
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Wed 19 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2427
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 18 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2426
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 17 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2425
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 16 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2424
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 15 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2423
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 14 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2422
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 13 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2421
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 12 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2420
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 11 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2419
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 10 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2418
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 09 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2417
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 08 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2416
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 07 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2415
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 06 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2414
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 05 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2413
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 04 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2412
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 03 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2411
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 02 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2410
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 01 Oct 2022
09:30
ID: 2409
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 30 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2408
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 29 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2407
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 28 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2406
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 27 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2405
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 26 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2404
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 25 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2403
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 24 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2402
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 23 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2401
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Thu 22 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2400
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 21 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2399
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 20 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2398
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 19 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2397
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 18 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2396
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 17 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2395
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 16 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2394
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 15 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2393
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 14 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2392
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 13 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2391
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 12 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2390
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 11 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2389
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 10 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2388
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 09 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2387
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 08 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2386
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 07 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2385
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 06 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2384
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Mon 05 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2383
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Low VL L VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 04 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2382
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 03 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2381
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Fri 02 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2380
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Thu 01 Sep 2022
09:30
ID: 2379
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 31 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2378
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Tue 30 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2377
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 29 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2376
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sun 28 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2375
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Sat 27 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2374
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 26 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2373
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 25 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2372
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Wed 24 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2371
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Tue 23 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2370
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Mon 22 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2369
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sun 21 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2368
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Moderate (was Minor)
Sat 20 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2367
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Fri 19 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2366
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 18 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2365
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 17 Aug 2022
14:30
ID: 2364
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Wed 17 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2363
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Medium L M VL VL Significant
Tue 16 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2362
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Mon 15 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2361
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sun 14 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2359
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 13 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2358
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Sat 13 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2357
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Low VL L VL VL Significant
Fri 12 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2356
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Thu 11 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2355
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)
Wed 10 Aug 2022
09:30
ID: 2354
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Very Low VL VL VL VL Minor (was Minimal)

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.