Environment Agency012WATWECumbria and Lancashire
Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston: flood history since 2006
The Environment Agency has issued 225 flood alerts for Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston since 27 Mar 2006, most often in October; the busiest year was 2017 (26). The history file ends in June 2026; AreaZine's record of the live feed adds 6 since 1 July 2026.
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston
- Code
- 012WATWE
- Environment Agency area
- Cumbria and Lancashire
- County
- Lancashire
- River or sea
- Wyre Estuary
- First in the history
- 27 Mar 2006
- Latest in the history file
- 4 Apr 2026
- Latest in AreaZine's record
- Flood alert, 29 Sep 2026
- Current status
- check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)
Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The latest: since 1 July 2026, in AreaZine's record of the live feed
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Flood alert |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Flood alert |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Flood alert |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Flood alert |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Flood alert |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Flood alert |
How many alerts and warnings a year?
Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.
The numbers
| Year | Alerts | Warnings | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2006 by month.
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Before July 2026: the latest in the history file
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2026 | Flood alert |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 7 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Flood alert |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Flood alert |
| 7 Sep 2025 | Flood alert |
| 26 May 2025 | Flood alert |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Flood alert |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.