Environment Agency121FWT544North East
Tyne estuary at North Shields, South Shields and Howdon Pans: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 14 flood warnings for Tyne estuary at North Shields, South Shields and Howdon Pans since 14 Dec 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2024 (3).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- Tyne estuary at North Shields, South Shields and Howdon Pans
- Code
- 121FWT544
- Environment Agency area
- North East
- County
- North Tyneside, South Tyneside
- River or sea
- River Tyne
- First in the history
- 14 Dec 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 5 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 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 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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2026 | Flood warning |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Flood warning |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Flood warning |
| 10 Mar 2024 | Flood warning |
| 9 Feb 2024 | Flood warning |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Flood warning |
| 7 Dec 2021 | Flood warning |
| 13 Jan 2020 | Flood warning |
| 16 Mar 2018 | Flood warning |
| 28 Feb 2018 | Flood warning |
| 1 Feb 2014 | Flood warning |
| 1 Jan 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.