Environment Agency065WAF421Solent and South Downs

Western Rother: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 86 flood alerts for Western Rother since 3 Jan 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2023 (13).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Western Rother
Code: 065WAF421
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: Hampshire, West Sussex
River or sea: Western Rother
First in the history: 3 Jan 2012
Latest in the history file: 14 Feb 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.

2023 was the busiest year for Western Rother

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	4	0	0
2025	5	0	0
2024	8	0	0
2023	13	0	0
2022	8	0	0
2021	7	0	0
2020	10	0	0
2019	3	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2016	6	0	0
2015	2	0	0
2014	11	0	0
2013	2	0	0
2012	6	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.