Environment Agency033FWF3REA008West Midlands
River Rea at Edgbaston: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 10 flood warnings for River Rea at Edgbaston since 28 Jun 2012, most often in November; the busiest year was 2012 (4).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Rea at Edgbaston
- Code
- 033FWF3REA008
- Environment Agency area
- West Midlands
- County
- Birmingham
- River or sea
- River Rea
- First in the history
- 28 Jun 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 14 Nov 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 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 2012 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 |
|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | Flood warning |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Flood warning |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Flood warning |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Flood warning |
| 27 May 2018 | Flood warning |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Flood warning |
| 25 Nov 2012 | Flood warning |
| 21 Nov 2012 | Flood warning |
| 24 Sep 2012 | Flood warning |
| 28 Jun 2012 | Flood warning |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.