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Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service gave flooding advice to more than 40 callers and attended nearly 30 incidents in 24 to 48 hours after yellow and amber weather warnings, with further…
The Flood Forecasting Centre's statement for 28 January 2026 puts the overall flood risk at MEDIUM, with significant river flooding impacts probable in parts of the South of England.
The Scottish Government's Resilience Room met on Friday afternoon to coordinate the response to severe weather in northern Scotland, as snow, ice and a coming thaw raised the risk of flooding.
Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy have issued flooding and pipe protection advice to customers as Storm Goretti, the first named storm of the year, brings snow, ice, rain and winds to their regions.
SEPA has published its National Flood Risk Assessment 2025, which finds around 400,000 Scottish properties in areas at medium risk of flooding, one in eight, up from 284,000 in 2018.
Heavy rain brought surface water flooding to properties in Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, with roads and train lines disrupted, Natural Resources Wales has reported in its annual flood risk…
Storm Bram brought cancelled rail and ferry services, road closures, power cuts to several thousand properties and flooding including in Totnes, Devon, on 9 and 10 December 2025.
Heavy rain on already saturated ground caused widespread flooding of roads and low lying areas in West Wales on 1 December 2025, with Pembrokeshire particularly badly affected and Kiln Park in Tenby…
A major incident was declared in the early hours of Saturday 15 November 2025 after Storm Claudia brought record river levels on the River Monnow and flooded about 250 properties across Monmouthshire.
Storm Claudia brought extensive heavy rain to England and Wales on 14 November 2025, with a major incident declared in Monmouth and more than 50 properties reported flooded.
Severn Trent has issued flooding advice to customers after the Met Office forecast heavy rain and strong winds for Friday and Saturday, with flood warnings in place across much of its region.
Dyfed Powys police declared a major incident after very heavy rainfall on 4 November 2025 brought severe property flooding and rescues in west Wales, with Whitland, Carmarthen, Kidwelly and St Clears…
The Environment Agency has added the main FloodReady report, Professor Peter Bonfield's independent review of property flood resilience, to its GOV.UK publication page, with the front page amended to…
The National Flood Forum has published guidance for Flood Action Week setting out practical steps households and communities can take before winter to prepare for flood water entering the home.
Flood Re has published independent analysis by JBA showing that property flood resilience measures could be fitted to 21.8 million UK homes and cut annual flood losses by up to £740 million.
Heavy downpours fell in parts of Yorkshire on 27 August 2025, but Yorkshire Water says forecast rain will not be enough to lift its hosepipe restrictions, with reservoir stocks at 35.8%.
The Environment Agency's flood map for planning service will be updated in spring 2025 to show climate change effects on river and sea flood risk, mapping with existing defences, and surface water…
The government has announced a record £2.65 billion over two years to build, maintain and repair flood defences across England, with the aim of better protecting 52,000 properties by March 2026.
The Environment Agency updated the flood risk mapping behind its online flood risk tool on 28 January 2025, and the change may affect the flood risk listed for a property.
Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy issued flooding advice to customers on 23 January 2025, setting out who to contact and steps to keep homes flood-free as Storm Eowyn brought wind and rain warnings.