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Somerset coast at Porlock Weir: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 73 flood warnings for Somerset coast at Porlock Weir since 17 Sep 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2016 (11).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
Somerset coast at Porlock Weir
Code
112FWTPOR01
Environment Agency area
Wessex
County
Somerset
River or sea
Bristol Channel
First in the history
17 Sep 2012
Latest in the history file
6 Dec 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?

2016 was the busiest year for Somerset coast at Porlock Weir
510152012: 420122013: 1020132014: 720142015: 720152016: 1120162017: 620172018: 520182019: 320192020: 520202021: 320212022: 220222023: 520232024: 52024510152012: 420122013: 1020132014: 720142015: 720152016: 1120162017: 620172018: 520182019: 320192020: 520202021: 320212022: 220222023: 520232024: 52024510152012: 420122013: 102014: 720142015: 72016: 1120162017: 62018: 520182019: 32020: 520202021: 32022: 220222023: 52024: 52024510152012: 420122013: 102014: 72015: 72016: 1120162017: 62018: 520182019: 32020: 520202021: 32022: 22023: 52024: 52024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024050
2023050
2022020
2021030
2020050
2019030
2018050
2017060
20160110
2015070
2014070
20130100
2012040

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 January
510Jan: 10JanFeb: 10FebMar: 8MarApr: 5AprMay: 3MayJun: 2JunJul: 2JulAug: 4AugSep: 10SepOct: 6OctNov: 6NovDec: 7Dec10510Jan: 10JanFeb: 10FebMar: 8MarApr: 5AprMay: 3MayJun: 2JunJul: 2JulAug: 4AugSep: 10SepOct: 6OctNov: 6NovDec: 7Dec10510Jan: 10JanFeb: 10FebMar: 8MarApr: 5AprMay: 3MayJun: 2JunJul: 2JulAug: 4AugSep: 10SepOct: 6OctNov: 6NovDec: 7Dec10510Jan: 10JFeb: 10FMar: 8MApr: 5AMay: 3MJun: 2JJul: 2JAug: 4ASep: 10SOct: 6ONov: 6NDec: 7D10

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.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
6 Dec 2024Flood warning
20 Sep 2024Flood warning
8 Apr 2024Flood warning
11 Mar 2024Flood warning
11 Feb 2024Flood warning
1 Nov 2023Flood warning
28 Oct 2023Flood warning
30 Sep 2023Flood warning
22 Mar 2023Flood warning
21 Feb 2023Flood warning
20 Feb 2022Flood warning
17 Feb 2022Flood 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.