283:
36:, but warning time may be as little as 2 hrs. Flooding of low-lying land is expected. Flood Alerts are early warning messages about possible flooding. They prompt you to remain alert and vigilant and provide people with time to make early preparations for potential flooding. Flood Alerts are issued for geographically representative areas, usually matching Local Authority boundaries. They are generally 9am-5pm, 7 days a week. In exceptional circumstances, alerts may be issued outside these hours.
226:
42:
Flooding is expected, immediate action required. The target for these to be issued is 3–6 hours in advance of expected flooding. It may not be possible to give 3 hours’ notice in areas prone to rapid flooding or when water levels have escalated quicker than expected. Flooding is imminent. Immediate
22:
is the flood warning and information service used in the United
Kingdom to issue flood alerts and warnings to the public, emergency organisations and businesses. The system uses observed data from rain, river and coastal gauges, combined with weather forecasts to accurately predict the likelihood
49:
Severe flooding, danger to life. These are issued whenever severe flooding is likely to cause significant risk to life, destruction of properties or local communities. Flooding is imminent and could pose a risk to life and cause significant disruption to essential services, such as water and
23:
and timing of flooding. When flooding is predicted within an area, a message is issued through the
Floodline service. The service is accessed online or by the dedicated phone line, 0345 988 1188.
339:
349:
354:
267:
282:
364:
80:
320:
116:
32:
Flooding is possible, be prepared. The
Environment Agency endeavour to issue this message up to 24 hours in advance of expected river and
56:
These are issued to notify you when warnings and alerts are no longer in force. No further flooding is currently expected for your area.
194:
168:
344:
142:
260:
50:
electricity supplies. Prepare to evacuate and co-operate with the emergency services. These are issued 24 hours a day.
359:
313:
253:
233:
74:
43:
action is required, take measures to protect yourself and your property. They are issued 24 hours a day.
120:
306:
68:
198:
172:
33:
289:
This article related to government in the United
Kingdom or its constituent countries is a
146:
290:
237:
333:
60:
waters may still be around but you can start the clean up process. 24 hours a day.
102:
26:
There are different messages the
Floodline gives depending on the situation:
57:
225:
195:"SEPA Floodline Service | Floodline quick dial codes"
294:
241:
143:"SEPA Floodline Service | the floodline service"
117:"SEPA Floodline Service | Prepare for flooding"
340:Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
169:"SEPA Floodline Service | New flood symbols"
314:
261:
8:
350:Emergency management in the United Kingdom
321:
307:
268:
254:
16:United Kingdom emergency warning service
94:
81:Scottish Environment Protection Agency
7:
355:Emergency population warning systems
279:
277:
222:
220:
14:
281:
224:
365:United Kingdom government stubs
1:
53:NO LONGER IN FORCE MESSAGES
293:. You can help Knowledge by
240:. You can help Knowledge by
103:"Sign up for flood warnings"
381:
276:
219:
345:Emergency communication
75:Natural Resources Wales
236:-related article is a
46:SEVERE FLOOD WARNING
63:It is operated by:
69:Environment Agency
360:Environment stubs
302:
301:
249:
248:
372:
323:
316:
309:
285:
278:
270:
263:
256:
228:
221:
211:
210:
208:
206:
201:on 7 August 2013
197:. Archived from
191:
185:
184:
182:
180:
175:on 7 August 2013
171:. Archived from
165:
159:
158:
156:
154:
149:on 7 August 2013
145:. Archived from
139:
133:
132:
130:
128:
123:on 7 August 2013
119:. Archived from
113:
107:
106:
99:
34:coastal flooding
380:
379:
375:
374:
373:
371:
370:
369:
330:
329:
328:
327:
275:
274:
217:
215:
214:
204:
202:
193:
192:
188:
178:
176:
167:
166:
162:
152:
150:
141:
140:
136:
126:
124:
115:
114:
110:
101:
100:
96:
91:
54:
47:
40:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
378:
376:
368:
367:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
332:
331:
326:
325:
318:
311:
303:
300:
299:
286:
273:
272:
265:
258:
250:
247:
246:
229:
213:
212:
186:
160:
134:
108:
93:
92:
90:
87:
84:
83:
77:
72:
52:
45:
39:FLOOD WARNING
38:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
377:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
337:
335:
324:
319:
317:
312:
310:
305:
304:
298:
296:
292:
287:
284:
280:
271:
266:
264:
259:
257:
252:
251:
245:
243:
239:
235:
230:
227:
223:
218:
200:
196:
190:
187:
174:
170:
164:
161:
148:
144:
138:
135:
122:
118:
112:
109:
104:
98:
95:
88:
86:
82:
78:
76:
73:
70:
66:
65:
64:
61:
59:
51:
44:
37:
35:
27:
24:
21:
295:expanding it
288:
242:expanding it
231:
216:
203:. Retrieved
199:the original
189:
177:. Retrieved
173:the original
163:
151:. Retrieved
147:the original
137:
125:. Retrieved
121:the original
111:
97:
85:
71:, in England
62:
55:
48:
41:
31:
29:FLOOD ALERT
25:
19:
18:
234:environment
334:Categories
89:References
20:Floodline
205:21 May
179:21 May
153:21 May
127:21 May
232:This
58:Flood
291:stub
238:stub
207:2013
181:2013
155:2013
129:2013
79:The
67:The
336::
322:e
315:t
308:v
297:.
269:e
262:t
255:v
244:.
209:.
183:.
157:.
131:.
105:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
