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River Cober At Helston: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 7 flood warnings and 3 severe flood warnings for River Cober At Helston since 7 Jul 2012, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (7).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Cober At Helston
Code
114FWF1B0AA00
Environment Agency area
Devon and Cornwall
County
Cornwall
River or sea
River Cober
First in the history
7 Jul 2012
Latest in the history file
1 Feb 2021
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?

2012 was the busiest year for River Cober At Helston
24682012: 720122013: 220132021: 1202124682012: 720122013: 220132021: 1202124682012: 720122013: 220132021: 1202124682012: 720122013: 220132021: 12021

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2021010
2013020
2012043

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 December
24Jan: 1JanFeb: 0FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 3NovDec: 4Dec424Jan: 1JanFeb: 0FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 3NovDec: 4Dec424Jan: 1JanFeb: 0FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 3NovDec: 4Dec424Jan: 1JFeb: 0FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 1JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 0ONov: 3NDec: 4D4

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
31 Jan 2021Flood warning
23 Dec 2013Flood warning
21 Mar 2013Flood warning
22 Dec 2012Severe flood warning
22 Dec 2012Severe flood warning
20 Dec 2012Flood warning
24 Nov 2012Flood warning
24 Nov 2012Severe flood warning
24 Nov 2012Flood warning
7 Jul 2012Flood 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.