dataset · England
Live Flood Warnings
This record is for Approval for Access product AfA136. Flood Warnings are provided by the constant monitoring of stations and forecasting flooding from rivers or the sea: - Severe Flood Warning: Severe flooding. Danger to life. - Flood Warning: Flooding is expected. Immediate action required. - Flood Alert: Flooding is possible. Be prepared. - Warning no longer in force: Flood warnings and flood alerts that have been removed in the last 24 hours. Flood Warnings are available on our website and a
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Licence: ["There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.", "There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the
Evidence quality: 60
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- flood alerts · flood warnings · severe flood warnings · warnings no longer in force (removed in the last 24 hours) · current status of flood alert and flood warning areas in force
- Coverage docs-verified
- England
- Resolution docs-verified
- Per flood alert and flood warning area
- Update frequency docs-verified
- Refreshed every minute internally; presented to external users at 5-minute intervals
- Formats docs-verified
- ATOM
- Access docs-verified
- Free/open: no public access constraints; Open Government Licence v3.0; no authentication listed
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Checking live flood alert and warning status for a site during flood risk assessment in England · Adding current in-force flood warnings context to a project risk register or site-visit brief · Monitoring active flood warnings across a project catchment during construction or emergency planning
- Audience llm-inferred
- flood consultants · hydrologists · civils engineers · planners · emergency planners
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Covers England only · Feed shows only warnings currently in force, plus those removed in the last 24 hours; no historical archive · Presented at 5-minute intervals, not real time · Record is for Approval for Access product AfA136, so access terms follow that product
Evidence
- https://environment.data.gov.uk/cap/flood-alerts.atom
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/cd279011-2f2c-4337-a86d-52e96b63b593/live-flood-warnings1
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.