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Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge: flood history since 2014

The Environment Agency has issued 25 flood warnings for Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge since 2 Jan 2014, most often in February; the busiest year was 2014 (9).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge
Code
111FWTPORH010
Environment Agency area
Wessex
County
Dorset Council
River or sea
Portland Harbour
First in the history
2 Jan 2014
Latest in the history file
2 Feb 2026
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?

2014 was the busiest year for Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge
358102014: 920142015: 120152018: 220182019: 220192022: 120222023: 320232024: 520242026: 220262026 to June358102014: 920142015: 120152018: 220182019: 220192022: 120222023: 320232024: 520242026: 220262026 to June358102014: 920142015: 120152018: 220182019: 220192022: 120222023: 320232024: 520242026: 220262026 to June358102014: 920142015: 12018: 220182019: 22022: 120222023: 32024: 52026: 220262026 to June

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2026020
2024050
2023030
2022010
2019020
2018020
2015010
2014090

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 February
358Jan: 5JanFeb: 7FebMar: 4MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 0Dec7358Jan: 5JanFeb: 7FebMar: 4MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 0Dec7358Jan: 5JanFeb: 7FebMar: 4MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 0Dec7358Jan: 5JFeb: 7FMar: 4MApr: 1AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 4ONov: 3NDec: 0D7

All alerts and warnings since 2014 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
2 Feb 2026Flood warning
22 Jan 2026Flood warning
19 Oct 2024Flood warning
8 Apr 2024Flood warning
11 Mar 2024Flood warning
12 Feb 2024Flood warning
8 Feb 2024Flood warning
1 Nov 2023Flood warning
28 Oct 2023Flood warning
21 Mar 2023Flood warning
17 Feb 2022Flood warning
26 Nov 2019Flood 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.