Flood Alert Issued for River Yeo and Parrett from Yeovilton to Huish Episcopi
This alert is no longer in effect.
Environment Agency issued it on April 6, 2026, 5 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this Environment Agency flood warning directly from Environment Agency's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for Somerset as high water levels persist on the Somerset Levels and Moors despite reducing floodwater.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flood Alert
- Affected area
- Somerset
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- Environment Agency
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 5 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Somerset.
Alert Details
The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the River Yeo and River Parrett. This level 3 severity alert was officially raised at 11:25 AM on March 3, 2026, as officials continue to monitor water levels in the Wessex area.
Affected Areas
The alert specifically covers the region from Yeovilton to Huish Episcopi in Somerset. Impacted locations include the Somerset Levels and Moors, where a considerable amount of water remains. Low-lying roads and land adjacent to the River Yeo continue to be affected by the current conditions.
What You Should Do
Residents are urged to take care and avoid walking, cycling, or driving through flood water. The Environment Agency advises against putting yourself or others at risk. Field teams are actively operating structures and pumps to mitigate the impact.
Expected Conditions
Although floodwater is currently reducing, significant volumes remain on the moors. The Environment Agency is utilizing the Parrett Relief Channel downstream and operating as many pumps as possible, contingent on river and moor water levels. The forecast for Tuesday is largely dry, with settled weather expected to continue until the weekend.
Timeline
The alert was issued on March 3, 2026. The Environment Agency expects to provide an updated status report on the situation by 1:00 PM on March 4, 2026.
Original source: Environment Agency Official Notice ↗
Related Flood Warnings
All Flood Warnings →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this Environment Agency flood warning: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,374 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (medium) notices issued closest in time to April 6, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this Environment Agency flood warning.