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The north Norfolk coast at Wells Quay: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 22 flood warnings and 1 severe flood warning for The north Norfolk coast at Wells Quay since 19 Apr 2007, most often in September; the busiest year was 2007 (4).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
The north Norfolk coast at Wells Quay
Code
054FWCDV2A7
Environment Agency area
East Anglia
County
Norfolk
River or sea
North Sea
First in the history
19 Apr 2007
Latest in the history file
30 Mar 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?

2007 was the busiest year for The north Norfolk coast at Wells Quay
12342007: 420072008: 220082009: 120092011: 120112013: 220132017: 220172018: 120182019: 120192020: 120202021: 120212022: 120222023: 320232024: 120242025: 2202512342007: 420072008: 220082009: 120092011: 120112013: 220132017: 220172018: 120182019: 120192020: 120202021: 120212022: 120222023: 320232024: 120242025: 2202512342007: 420072008: 22009: 12011: 12013: 22017: 22018: 120182019: 12020: 120202021: 12022: 120222023: 32024: 12025: 2202512342007: 420072008: 22009: 12011: 12013: 22017: 22018: 120182019: 12020: 120202021: 12022: 120222023: 32024: 12025: 22025

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2025020
2024010
2023030
2022010
2021010
2020010
2019010
2018010
2017020
2013011
2011010
2009010
2008020
2007040

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?

Most often in September
24Jan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 3MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 3OctNov: 4NovDec: 2Dec424Jan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 3MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 3OctNov: 4NovDec: 2Dec424Jan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 3MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 3OctNov: 4NovDec: 2Dec424Jan: 2JFeb: 3FMar: 3MApr: 2AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 4SOct: 3ONov: 4NDec: 2D4

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.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
30 Mar 2025Flood warning
30 Mar 2025Flood warning
8 Apr 2024Flood warning
1 Oct 2023Flood warning
29 Sep 2023Flood warning
24 Feb 2023Flood warning
12 Sep 2022Flood warning
20 Oct 2021Flood warning
18 Nov 2020Flood warning
29 Sep 2019Flood warning
1 Feb 2018Flood warning
13 Jan 2017Flood 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.