Environment Agency122WAT962Yorkshire
Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet: flood history since 2011
The Environment Agency has issued 62 flood alerts for Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet since 27 Nov 2011, most often in January; the busiest year was 2015 (8).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet
- Code
- 122WAT962
- 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
- 18 Apr 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 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.
When in the year?
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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2026 | Flood alert |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Flood alert |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Flood alert |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Flood alert |
| 16 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Flood alert |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Flood alert |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Flood alert |
| 7 Apr 2024 | Flood alert |
| 13 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 14 Jan 2024 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.