Environment Agency112WATSVN1Wessex
Severn Estuary at Severn Beach: flood history since 2013
The Environment Agency has issued 73 flood alerts for Severn Estuary at Severn Beach since 10 Mar 2013, most often in February; the busiest year was 2014 (12).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Severn Estuary at Severn Beach
- Code
- 112WATSVN1
- Environment Agency area
- Wessex
- County
- South Gloucestershire
- River or sea
- Severn Estuary
- First in the history
- 10 Mar 2013
- Latest in the history file
- 4 Apr 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?
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 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.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2013 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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2026 | Flood alert |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 27 May 2025 | Flood alert |
| 25 May 2025 | Flood alert |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Flood alert |
| 19 Oct 2024 | Flood alert |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Flood alert |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Flood alert |
| 13 Nov 2023 | Flood alert |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Flood alert |
| 4 Aug 2023 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.