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Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Oldbury Naite and Littleton Warth areas: flood history since 2014

The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood warnings for Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Oldbury Naite and Littleton Warth areas since 2 Jan 2014, most often in March; the busiest year was 2014 (4).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Oldbury Naite and Littleton Warth areas
Code
112FWTOLD01
Environment Agency area
Wessex
County
South Gloucestershire
River or sea
Severn Estuary
First in the history
2 Jan 2014
Latest in the history file
8 Apr 2024
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 Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Oldbury Naite and Littleton Warth areas
12342014: 420142016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202023: 120232024: 2202412342014: 420142016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202023: 120232024: 2202412342014: 420142016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202023: 120232024: 2202412342014: 420142016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202023: 120232024: 22024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024020
2023010
2020020
2019010
2018010
2016010
2014040

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 March
24Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 4MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec424Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 4MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec424Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 4MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec424Jan: 2JFeb: 2FMar: 4MApr: 2AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 1ASep: 1SOct: 0ONov: 0NDec: 0D4

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
8 Apr 2024Flood warning
11 Mar 2024Flood warning
22 Mar 2023Flood warning
11 Mar 2020Flood warning
10 Feb 2020Flood warning
30 Sep 2019Flood warning
2 Jan 2018Flood warning
8 Apr 2016Flood warning
12 Aug 2014Flood warning
2 Mar 2014Flood warning
1 Feb 2014Flood warning
2 Jan 2014Flood 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.