Environment Agency113FWC2T1A2Devon and Cornwall
South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish: flood history since 2008
The Environment Agency has issued 18 flood warnings and 4 severe flood warnings for South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish since 9 Mar 2008, most often in February; the busiest year was 2014 (11).
Severe flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish
- Code
- 113FWC2T1A2
- Environment Agency area
- Devon and Cornwall
- County
- Devon, Torbay
- River or sea
- English Channel, South Devon Coast
- First in the history
- 9 Mar 2008
- Latest in the history file
- 29 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 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 2008 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 |
|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Flood warning |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Flood warning |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Flood warning |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Flood warning |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Flood warning |
| 11 Oct 2018 | Flood warning |
| 2 Mar 2018 | Flood warning |
| 2 Mar 2014 | Flood warning |
| 14 Feb 2014 | Severe flood warning |
| 12 Feb 2014 | Flood warning |
| 8 Feb 2014 | Flood warning |
| 7 Feb 2014 | Flood 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.