Environment Agency111WACECDWessex

East coast of Dorset: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 168 flood alerts for East coast of Dorset since 7 Jun 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2014 (22).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: East coast of Dorset
Code: 111WACECD
Environment Agency area: Wessex
County: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council
River or sea: English Channel
First in the history: 7 Jun 2012
Latest in the history file: 17 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.

2014 was the busiest year for East coast of Dorset

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	7	0	0
2025	8	0	0
2024	20	0	0
2023	13	0	0
2022	13	0	0
2021	8	0	0
2020	16	0	0
2019	18	0	0
2018	18	0	0
2017	7	0	0
2016	5	0	0
2015	3	0	0
2014	22	0	0
2013	7	0	0
2012	3	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.