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North Sea at Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood warnings for North Sea at Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth since 14 Dec 2012, most often in December; the busiest year was 2020 (3).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
North Sea at Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth
Code
121FWT519
Environment Agency area
North East
County
Northumberland
River or sea
North Sea
First in the history
14 Dec 2012
Latest in the history file
27 Oct 2023
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?

2020 was the busiest year for North Sea at Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth
1232012: 120122013: 120132014: 220142017: 120172020: 320202021: 220212023: 120231232012: 120122013: 120132014: 220142017: 120172020: 320202021: 220212023: 120231232012: 120122013: 120132014: 220142017: 120172020: 320202021: 220212023: 120231232012: 120122013: 120132014: 220142017: 120172020: 320202021: 220212023: 12023

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2023010
2021020
2020030
2017010
2014020
2013010
2012010

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: 3JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 4Dec424Jan: 3JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 4Dec424Jan: 3JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 4Dec424Jan: 3JFeb: 1FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 1ONov: 1NDec: 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
27 Oct 2023Flood warning
7 Dec 2021Flood warning
6 Nov 2021Flood warning
12 Mar 2020Flood warning
9 Feb 2020Flood warning
13 Jan 2020Flood warning
7 Dec 2017Flood warning
2 Jan 2014Flood warning
1 Jan 2014Flood warning
5 Dec 2013Flood warning
14 Dec 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.