Environment Agency113WACT1CDevon and Cornwall
South Devon coast from Dawlish Warren to Seaton: flood history since 2015
The Environment Agency has issued 35 flood alerts for South Devon coast from Dawlish Warren to Seaton since 29 Oct 2015, most often in December; the busiest year was 2020 (6).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- South Devon coast from Dawlish Warren to Seaton
- Code
- 113WACT1C
- Environment Agency area
- Devon and Cornwall
- County
- Devon
- River or sea
- South Devon Coast
- First in the history
- 29 Oct 2015
- Latest in the history file
- 4 Feb 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 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 2015 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 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Flood alert |
| 19 Oct 2024 | Flood alert |
| 29 Sep 2024 | Flood alert |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Flood alert |
| 28 Mar 2024 | Flood alert |
| 1 Nov 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.