Environment Agency031WAF114West Midlands
Severn Vyrnwy Confluence: flood history since 2006
The Environment Agency has issued 192 flood alerts for Severn Vyrnwy Confluence since 30 Dec 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2016 (17).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Severn Vyrnwy Confluence
- Code
- 031WAF114
- Environment Agency area
- West Midlands
- County
- Shropshire
- River or sea
- River Severn, River Vyrnwy
- First in the history
- 30 Dec 2006
- Latest in the history file
- 12 Mar 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.
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2026 | Flood alert |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 23 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Flood alert |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Flood alert |
| 17 Sep 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.