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Humber estuary at East Hessle foreshore: flood history since 2013

The Environment Agency has issued 17 flood warnings and 1 severe flood warning for Humber estuary at East Hessle foreshore since 5 Dec 2013, most often in January; the busiest year was 2013 (3).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
Humber estuary at East Hessle foreshore
Code
122FWT028
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
East Riding of Yorkshire
River or sea
Humber estuary
First in the history
5 Dec 2013
Latest in the history file
22 Aug 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?

2013 was the busiest year for Humber estuary at East Hessle foreshore
1232013: 320132014: 120142015: 320152017: 320172018: 120182020: 320202021: 120212022: 220222024: 120241232013: 320132014: 120142015: 320152017: 320172018: 120182020: 320202021: 120212022: 220222024: 120241232013: 320132014: 120142015: 320152017: 320172018: 120182020: 320202021: 120212022: 220222024: 120241232013: 320132014: 12015: 32017: 32018: 120182020: 32021: 12022: 22024: 12024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024010
2022020
2021010
2020030
2018010
2017030
2015030
2014010
2013021

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 January
246Jan: 6JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 5NovDec: 3Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 5NovDec: 3Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 5NovDec: 3Dec6246Jan: 6JFeb: 3FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 1ASep: 0SOct: 0ONov: 5NDec: 3D6

All alerts and warnings since 2013 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
22 Aug 2024Flood warning
20 Feb 2022Flood warning
18 Feb 2022Flood warning
6 Nov 2021Flood warning
18 Nov 2020Flood warning
15 Nov 2020Flood warning
10 Feb 2020Flood warning
3 Jan 2018Flood warning
12 Jan 2017Flood warning
11 Jan 2017Flood warning
10 Jan 2017Flood warning
27 Nov 2015Flood 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.