Environment Agency065WAF212Solent and South Downs

Eastern Yar: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 119 flood alerts for Eastern Yar since 30 Apr 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2013 (16).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Eastern Yar
Code: 065WAF212
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: Isle of Wight
River or sea: Eastern Yar
First in the history: 30 Apr 2012
Latest in the history file: 22 Jan 2026
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.

2013 was the busiest year for Eastern Yar

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	1	0	0
2025	3	0	0
2024	6	0	0
2023	7	0	0
2022	9	0	0
2021	9	0	0
2020	8	0	0
2019	4	0	0
2018	4	0	0
2017	2	0	0
2016	14	0	0
2015	8	0	0
2014	16	0	0
2013	16	0	0
2012	12	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 January

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.