Environment Agency065WAC403Solent and South Downs

Selsey Bill to Elmer: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 36 flood alerts for Selsey Bill to Elmer since 17 Oct 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2014 (16).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Selsey Bill to Elmer
Code: 065WAC403
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: West Sussex
River or sea: English Channel
First in the history: 17 Oct 2012
Latest in the history file: 8 Apr 2024
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.

2014 was the busiest year for Selsey Bill to Elmer

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
2024	1	0	0
2023	1	0	0
2022	1	0	0
2021	3	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	2	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2017	2	0	0
2016	1	0	0
2015	2	0	0
2014	16	0	0
2013	2	0	0
2012	1	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 February

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.

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