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River Ouse at York - Skeldergate and Tower Street: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 17 flood warnings for River Ouse at York - Skeldergate and Tower Street since 26 Sep 2012, most often in December; the busiest year was 2020 (4).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Ouse at York - Skeldergate and Tower Street
Code
122FWF716
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
York
River or sea
River Ouse
First in the history
26 Sep 2012
Latest in the history file
24 Jan 2024
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 River Ouse at York - Skeldergate and Tower Street
12342012: 320122015: 220152020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 2202412342012: 320122015: 220152020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 2202412342012: 320122015: 220152020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 2202412342012: 320122015: 220152020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 22024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024020
2023040
2022010
2021010
2020040
2015020
2012030

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
246Jan: 4JanFeb: 4FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 3NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 4JanFeb: 4FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 3NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 4JanFeb: 4FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 3NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 4JFeb: 4FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 0ONov: 3NDec: 5D5

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
24 Jan 2024Flood warning
2 Jan 2024Flood warning
29 Dec 2023Flood warning
11 Dec 2023Flood warning
15 Nov 2023Flood warning
14 Jan 2023Flood warning
21 Feb 2022Flood warning
20 Jan 2021Flood warning
3 Nov 2020Flood warning
22 Feb 2020Flood warning
16 Feb 2020Flood warning
10 Feb 2020Flood 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.