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River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to Thorney: flood history since 2019

The Environment Agency has issued 31 flood warnings for River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to Thorney since 19 Dec 2019, most often in December; the busiest year was 2025 (7).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to Thorney
Code
112FWFPAR10A
Environment Agency area
Wessex
County
Dorset Council, Somerset
River or sea
River Parrett
First in the history
19 Dec 2019
Latest in the history file
27 Jan 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?

2025 was the busiest year for River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to Thorney
24682019: 220192020: 520202021: 420212022: 220222023: 520232024: 520242025: 720252026: 120262026 to June24682019: 220192020: 520202021: 420212022: 220222023: 520232024: 520242025: 720252026: 120262026 to June24682019: 220192020: 520202021: 420212022: 220222023: 520232024: 520242025: 720252026: 120262026 to June24682019: 220192020: 52021: 42022: 220222023: 52024: 520242025: 72026: 120262026 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
2026010
2025070
2024050
2023050
2022020
2021040
2020050
2019020

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 December
51015Jan: 5JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 3OctNov: 4NovDec: 11Dec1151015Jan: 5JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 3OctNov: 4NovDec: 11Dec1151015Jan: 5JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 3OctNov: 4NovDec: 11Dec1151015Jan: 5JFeb: 5FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 1MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 3ONov: 4NDec: 11D11

All alerts and warnings since 2019 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
27 Jan 2026Flood warning
18 Dec 2025Flood warning
9 Dec 2025Flood warning
6 Dec 2025Flood warning
1 Dec 2025Flood warning
24 Feb 2025Flood warning
26 Jan 2025Flood warning
24 Jan 2025Flood warning
24 Nov 2024Flood warning
30 Sep 2024Flood warning
18 Feb 2024Flood warning
8 Feb 2024Flood 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.