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North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 22 flood warnings and 1 severe flood warning for North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven since 27 Nov 2011, most often in October; the busiest year was 2024 (5).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven
Code
122FWT029
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
East Riding of Yorkshire
River or sea
The Humber
First in the history
27 Nov 2011
Latest in the history file
7 Oct 2025
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?

2024 was the busiest year for North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven
2462011: 120112013: 320132015: 120152017: 120172019: 220192020: 120202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 520242025: 320252462011: 120112013: 320132015: 120152017: 120172019: 220192020: 120202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 520242025: 320252462011: 120112013: 320132015: 120152017: 120172019: 220192020: 120202021: 120212022: 120222023: 420232024: 520242025: 320252462011: 120112013: 32015: 12017: 12019: 22020: 120202021: 12022: 120222023: 42024: 52025: 32025

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2025030
2024050
2023040
2022010
2021010
2020010
2019020
2017010
2015010
2013021
2011010

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 October
24Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 3MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 3SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 3Dec424Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 3MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 3SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 3Dec424Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 3MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 3SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 3Dec424Jan: 2JFeb: 2FMar: 3MApr: 2AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 1ASep: 3SOct: 4ONov: 3NDec: 3D4

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.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
7 Oct 2025Flood warning
30 Mar 2025Flood warning
1 Mar 2025Flood warning
17 Oct 2024Flood warning
22 Aug 2024Flood warning
11 Apr 2024Flood warning
8 Apr 2024Flood warning
13 Feb 2024Flood warning
29 Oct 2023Flood warning
1 Oct 2023Flood warning
29 Sep 2023Flood warning
23 Mar 2023Flood 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.