United KingdomMay 2026
Environment Agency flood alerts and warnings: May 2026
AreaZine recorded 34 flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings from Environment Agency in May 2026. In an average May of 2006-2025 the Environment Agency issued 51 flood alerts and 12 flood warnings (its history file).
May 2026 against an average May
| Level | May 2026, AreaZine's record | May 2026, history file | An average May, 2006-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood alerts | 34 | 28 | 51 |
| Flood warnings | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 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, May 2026
34 notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: 2 May 2026 to 27 May 2026.
- Flood alert: River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire expired
- Flood alert: River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire expired
- Flood alert: Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley expired
- Flood alert: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire expired
- Flood alert: River Rea River Rea expired
- Flood alert: Upper Tame Upper Tame expired
- Flood alert: River Cole River Cole expired
- Flood alert: River Blythe in Warwickshire River Blythe in Warwickshire expired
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood alert: South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren expired
- Flood alert: Tidal Fal Estuary Tidal Fal Estuary expired
- Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir expired
- Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir expired
- Flood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea expired
- Flood alert: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall expired
- Flood alert: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir Somerset coast at Porlock Weir expired
- Flood alert: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall expired
- Flood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea expired
- Flood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea expired
- Flood alert: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall expired
Source: Environment Agency flood-monitoring API.
Earlier notices kept from May 2026
3 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: 3 May 2026 to 19 May 2026.
- Flood Alert Issued for North Sea Coast at Withernsea, Easington, and Kilnsea East Riding of Yorkshire Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for South Devon Coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren South Devon Coast Environment Agency
- Flood Alert Issued for Great Shefford Area in West Berkshire West Berkshire 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.