All the UK areas with flood warnings as Storm Austen sweeps in

Environment
23 Oct 2026 • 11:13 PM MYT
The Independent
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All the UK areas with flood warnings as Storm Austen sweeps in

  • One flood warning alongside 12 alerts have been released by the Environment Agency as Storm Austen brings widespread disruption to the UK.
  • The flood warnings covers Waterhead Brook at Bushbury, Wolverhampton.
  • Meanwhile, the 12 flood alerts cover Seaford seafront’s coastal areas; Hunstanton coast, Norfolk; Lower River Soar, Leicestershire; River Blithe and River Swarbourn; River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook; River Maun, Nottinghamshire; River Sow and River Penk.
  • They also cover Somerset Coast at Porlock Weir; Stoke Trent; River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water; River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water; Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream.
  • People in these areas should avoid seafronts and harbours due to wave overtopping and spray containing debris. They should also avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water, and coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded.

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