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The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 24 flood alerts for The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck since 10 Jan 2007, most often in December; the busiest year was 2024 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck
Code
054WAFNF4B
Environment Agency area
East Anglia
County
Norfolk
River or sea
Tud, Wensum, Wendling Beck
First in the history
10 Jan 2007
Latest in the history file
9 Dec 2024
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?

2024 was the busiest year for The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck
2462011: 120112012: 420122013: 220132014: 320142016: 320162017: 120172018: 120182020: 120202021: 120212023: 120232024: 620242462011: 120112012: 420122013: 220132014: 320142016: 320162017: 120172018: 120182020: 120202021: 120212023: 120232024: 620242462011: 120112012: 420122013: 220132014: 320142016: 320162017: 120172018: 120182020: 120202021: 120212023: 120232024: 620242462011: 120112012: 42013: 22014: 320142016: 32017: 12018: 120182020: 12021: 12023: 12024: 62024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024600
2023100
2021100
2020100
2018100
2017100
2016300
2014300
2013200
2012400
2011100

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 December
246Jan: 5JanFeb: 4FebMar: 2MarApr: 1AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 2NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 5JanFeb: 4FebMar: 2MarApr: 1AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 2NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 5JanFeb: 4FebMar: 2MarApr: 1AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 2NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 5JFeb: 4FMar: 2MApr: 1AMay: 1MJun: 1JJul: 1JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 1ONov: 2NDec: 6D6

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
9 Dec 2024Flood alert
22 May 2024Flood alert
23 Feb 2024Flood alert
18 Feb 2024Flood alert
10 Feb 2024Flood alert
4 Jan 2024Flood alert
20 Oct 2023Flood alert
19 Jan 2021Flood alert
24 Dec 2020Flood alert
2 Apr 2018Flood alert
27 Dec 2017Flood alert
24 Jun 2016Flood 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.