UK flood alerts soar regardless of spring heatwave as Brits urged to organize for temperature rise
More than 69 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the UK as Brits enjoy a prolonged period of spring sunshine. Cities in the path of possible flooding include Newcastle, Sunderland and Norwich.
A flurry of flood alerts and warnings has been issued across the UK, despite the country basking in unseasonably warm spring temperatures that are expected to linger until the end of next week.
According to Environment Agency maps, at least 69 flood alerts are scattered across the midlands, northeast, northwest, and south of the UK, prompting Brits in affected regions to “prepare now” as flooding is possible. This comes as a warm blast is set to last until the end of next week, with temperatures in some areas soaring into the 20s.
The Environment Agency has identified areas in the path of possible flooding, including Bristol, Brighton, Maidstone, Ipswich, Whitby, Sunderland, and Newcastle upon Tyne.
Meanwhile, 16 flood warnings have been issued across the Norfolk coast, the north bank of the Humber estuary, and the southwest coast and Brockweir in Gloucestershire, with Brits in these areas warned that “flooding is expected, so you should act now”.
The Environment Agency’s website states: “Flooding is expected from: rivers, heavy rain that will cause rivers to flash flood, and high tides and surges coupled with strong winds at sea.”
It adds that homes and businesses, railway lines and infrastructure, roads, and coastal areas can be at risk when a flood warning is in force.
Flood warnings (meaning flooding is expected) have been issued for:
- Bosham and West Itchenor
- Coast at St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Dover, Folkestone and Sandgate
- Coast from Littlestone Golf Course to Dungeness
- North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven
- North Bank of the Humber estuary from Kilnsea to Skeffling and Weeton
- North Sea and River Esk at Whitby Harbour
- North Sea coast at Bridlington – Harbour Road and Floral Pavilion
- North Sea coast at Bridlington – South Pier
- North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea
- North Sea coast at Hornsea
- Precautionary Evacuation Notice area at Heacham seafront
- Precautionary Evacuation Notice area at Hunstanton
- Precautionary Evacuation Notice area at Snettisham seafront
- The north Norfolk coast at Salthouse and east Cley
- The north Norfolk coast at Wells Quay
- Wye Estuary at Brockweir
Flood alerts (meaning flooding is possible) have been issued for:
- Areas near the tidal River Welland, tidal River Nene, and the Wash
- Climping Seafront
- Coast at North Morecambe Bay
- Coast from Dartford to Allhallows
- Coast from Fairlight to Dungeness including the Tidal Rother
- Coast from Gretna to Silloth
- Coast from Heacham to north of King’s Lynn in Norfolk
- Coast from Ramsgate to Kingsdown
- Coast from Sandgate to Dungeness
- Coast from St Margaret’s at Cliffe to Sandgate
- Coast from Whitstable to Margate
- Groundwater flooding in Deane and Ashe in North Hampshire
- Groundwater flooding in Flamstead
- Groundwater flooding in Hursley
- Groundwater flooding in Kimpton and Lilley Bottom
- Groundwater flooding in the Candovers and Old Alresford
- Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area
- Groundwater flooding in the Henley and Assendon area
- Groundwater flooding in the Lambourn Valley catchment
- Groundwater flooding in the Leckhampstead area
- Groundwater flooding in the Salisbury Plain area
- Groundwater flooding in villages surrounding Andover
- Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne
- Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet
- Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall
- Hunstanton coast in Norfolk
- Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter
- King’s Lynn, West Lynn and The Wash frontage in Norfolk
- Langstone to Emsworth Harbour
- Lune estuary south west of Lancaster
- Mersey Estuary at Warrington
- North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth
- North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth
- North Sea coast at Bridlington
- North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton
- North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea
- North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk
- Northumberland coast
- River Lambourn and its tributaries from Upper Lambourn down to Newbury
- River Mimram in Hertfordshire
- River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook
- Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness
- Somerset coast at Clevedon
- Somerset coast at Porlock Weir
- South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head
- South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
- The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort
- The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries
- The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries
- The Norfolk coast from Eccles on Sea, to and including, Winterton-on-Sea
- The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley
- The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
- The Suffolk coast at Southwold
- The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey
- The tidal Deben estuary
- Thorney Island to West Itchenor
- Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk
- Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek
- Tidal flooding near the South Humber Bank from Barton Upon Humber to Humberston
- Tidal flooding near the South Humber Bank from Whitton to South Ferriby
- Tidal flooding of areas near the Lincolnshire coastline
- Tidal Medway, Medway estuary and Isle of Grain
- Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton
- Tidal River Ouse, Don and the Dutch River catchment
- Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
- Tyne and Wear coast
- Tyne estuary
- Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire
- Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston
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