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SEPA has issued flood warnings across the Western Isles in response to sustained challenging weather and high tides scheduled for the evening of 27 October 2026, the Comhairle has said.
SEPA has issued a Flood Warning for St Margaret's Hope from about 9:30am on Tuesday 27 October, with an Amber coastal flood risk across Orkney and a Met Office Yellow wind warning from 3am to 9pm.
The Environment Agency issued 10 flood warnings and 65 alerts on Monday morning, with SEPA reporting 10 warnings and 11 alerts and Natural Resources Wales nine alerts, after Storm Boelo and Storm…
SEPA has issued a Flood Alert Update for Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, warning of coastal flooding from high spring tides, storm surge and wave overtopping through Tuesday and possibly into…
Research commissioned by Flood Re and carried out by the University of Hull found that low-cost tapes kept more floodwater out of doorways than traditional sandbags in simulated flooding tests.
A government-chaired taskforce is to meet this week to assess the country's flood readiness for winter, as the Met Office issues a yellow wind warning for parts of Scotland.
The Environment Agency's Flood Action Week runs from 12 to 18 October 2026, with councils and community groups across England urging households to check their flood risk and make a plan.
The Met Office says wetter than normal conditions are more likely across the UK in late autumn and early winter, as the Government launches a taskforce focused on flooding this winter.
Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has urged households to get flood aware ahead of winter, as her department proposes the North's first national flood forecasting service.
The Flood Forecasting Centre's Flood Guidance Statement warns that moderate surface water flooding impacts are possible in parts of England on Tuesday 6 October and more widely on Wednesday 7 October…
The Flood Forecasting Centre says moderate surface water flooding impacts are possible in Cumbria on Friday 2 October, with moderate river impacts possible into Saturday.
The Met Office, the UK's four hydrological agencies and the Flood Forecasting Centre have introduced a harmonised impact matrix for weather warnings and Flood Guidance Statements, with changed impact…
Natural Resources Wales has urged people across Wales not to become complacent about flood risk this autumn and winter, after a summer of drought and wildfires, through its Be Flood Ready campaign.
More than half a month's rainfall fell on north-west Scotland across Friday and Saturday, the Met Office said, as south-east England reached 30.6C and heat health alerts covered much of England.
Intense rainstorms and lightning struck parts of London overnight on 22 to 23 June 2026, causing significant flooding and at least two house fires during a wider heatwave, the Met Office reports.
Flood Re has published research finding low awareness that paved gardens increase surface water flood risk, and is exhibiting a Chelsea Flower Show garden showing how planting and permeable surfaces…
The government has set out a new 10-year flood and coastal erosion investment programme, launching in April 2026, with £4.2 billion for flood and coastal erosion resilience over its first three years.
The Flood Forecasting Centre set the overall flood risk for England and Wales at MEDIUM on 28 February 2026, with significant groundwater flooding probable in Dorset over the next five days.
The Flood Forecasting Centre issued a MEDIUM overall flood risk statement for England and Wales at 10:30 on 8 February 2026, with significant groundwater impacts probable in Dorset and Wiltshire and…
The National Fire Chiefs Council has called on the Government to consult on a statutory duty for English fire and rescue services to respond to life-risk flooding, as Storm Chandra brings disruption…