Environment Agency031WAF106West Midlands

River Worfe: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 84 flood alerts for River Worfe since 18 Jan 2007, most often in January; the busiest year was 2024 (12).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River Worfe
Code: 031WAF106
Environment Agency area: West Midlands
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin
River or sea: River Worfe
First in the history: 18 Jan 2007
Latest in the history file: 28 Feb 2026
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2024 was the busiest year for River Worfe

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	5	0	0
2025	6	0	0
2024	12	0	0
2023	5	0	0
2022	3	0	0
2021	3	0	0
2020	6	0	0
2019	5	0	0
2018	5	0	0
2017	3	0	0
2016	8	0	0
2015	3	0	0
2014	10	0	0
2013	5	0	0
2012	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.

Most often in January

All alerts and warnings since 2007 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.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.