Environment Agency121WAF909North East

River South Tyne: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 54 flood alerts for River South Tyne since 6 Feb 2011, most often in December; the busiest year was 2013 (8).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River South Tyne
Code: 121WAF909
Environment Agency area: North East
County: Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmorland and Furness
River or sea: River Tyne, River Allen
First in the history: 6 Feb 2011
Latest in the history file: 24 Mar 2026
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2013 was the busiest year for River South Tyne

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	1	0	0
2025	5	0	0
2024	3	0	0
2023	3	0	0
2022	3	0	0
2020	2	0	0
2019	4	0	0
2018	3	0	0
2017	4	0	0
2016	1	0	0
2015	7	0	0
2014	3	0	0
2013	8	0	0
2012	5	0	0
2011	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.

Most often in December

All alerts and warnings since 2011 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.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.