Environment Agency112WAFTNSAWessex

North Somerset area: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 70 flood alerts for North Somerset area since 2 Mar 2007, most often in December; the busiest year was 2024 (14).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: North Somerset area
Code: 112WAFTNSA
Environment Agency area: Wessex
County: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset
River or sea: Congresbury Yeo, Cheddar Yeo, River Axe, River Banwell
First in the history: 2 Mar 2007
Latest in the history file: 26 Jan 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.

2024 was the busiest year for North Somerset area

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	2	0	0
2025	7	0	0
2024	14	0	0
2023	6	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	5	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	3	0	0
2015	1	0	0
2014	6	0	0
2013	5	0	0
2012	12	0	0
2011	1	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 December

All alerts and warnings since 2007 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.