United KingdomApril 2026
Environment Agency flood alerts and warnings: April 2026
AreaZine recorded 40 flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings from Environment Agency in April 2026. In an average April of 2006-2025 the Environment Agency issued 88 flood alerts and 23 flood warnings (its history file).
April 2026 against an average April
| Level | April 2026, AreaZine's record | April 2026, history file | An average April, 2006-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood alerts | 36 | 39 | 88 |
| Flood warnings | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| Severe flood warnings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AreaZine's record of the live feed counts each alert or warning once; the history file ends in June 2026. In April to June 2026, the months both cover, AreaZine's record counted 112 alerts and warnings and the history file 95.
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Every notice, April 2026
40 notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: 7 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026.
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood warning: South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish expired
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood alert: Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne expired
- Flood alert: Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area expired
- Flood warning: South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish expired
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood warning: South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish expired
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood warning: South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish expired
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood alert: Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne expired
- Flood alert: Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area expired
- Flood alert: Groundwater flooding in the Alton area Groundwater flooding in the Alton area expired
- Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir expired
- Flood alert: Coast at North Morecambe Bay Coast at North Morecambe Bay expired
- Flood alert: The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort expired
- Flood alert: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries expired
- Flood alert: The tidal Deben estuary The tidal Deben estuary expired
- Flood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries expired
Source: Environment Agency flood-monitoring API.
Earlier notices kept from April 2026
16 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: 1 Apr 2026 to 5 Apr 2026.
- Environment Agency Issues Flood Alert for Upper River Ems Valley in West Sussex West Sussex, England Environment Agency
- Groundwater Flood Alert Issued for West Dean, Singleton, and Surrounding West Sussex Areas West Sussex, Solent and South Downs Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for East Kent Due to High Groundwater Levels East Kent Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Tidal River Avon Affecting Bristol, Pill, and Shirehampton Bristol and North Somerset Environment Agency
- Flood Warning Issued for Bourne Valley and The Winterbournes in Hampshire and Wiltshire Hampshire and Wiltshire Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for North Morecambe Bay Coastline Through March 21 North Morecambe Bay, Cumbria and Lancashire Environment Agency
- Environment Agency Issues Flood Warning for Groundwater Flooding in Wiltshire Wiltshire, Wessex Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for River Kennet and Tributaries Across Swindon and West Berkshire Swindon, West Berkshire, and Wiltshire Environment Agency
- Environment Agency Removes Groundwater Flood Alert for Denmead, Hampshire Denmead, Hampshire Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Villages Surrounding Andover Due to Rising Groundwater Hampshire and Wiltshire Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Groundwater Flooding in Hambledon, Hampshire Hampshire, England Environment Agency
- Flood Warning Issued for North Winterborne, Dorset as Groundwater Levels Remain High Dorset, Wessex Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Groundwater Flooding in Upper Aldbourne Valley, Wiltshire Upper Aldbourne Valley, Wiltshire Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Great Shefford Area in West Berkshire Due to High Groundwater West Berkshire, Thames Region Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Groundwater Flooding in Alton Area, Hampshire Alton, Hampshire Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Groundwater Flooding in Hampshire and Wiltshire Communities Hampshire and Wiltshire Environment Agency
Notices AreaZine published before its record of the live feed began. AreaZine no longer holds each agency's full record for them, so each line shows what AreaZine recorded and links the agency where it gave a link.