Oxfordshire flooding update

Last updated: 3 January 2020 2019

There are 10 Flood Alerts in place in Oxfordshire from the Environment Agency.The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and flood warnings when river levels rise. Flood warnings are the more serious of these. Detail on these different levels of alert/warning can be found here 

The current situation in Oxfordshire can be found here

See below for further information and advice or follow us on Twitter @OxfordshireCC , @oxontravel and @OxonFireRescue

Be healthy, safe and prepared

If you are affected by a flooding situation go to this page on the Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit.

Oxfordshire County Council has also provided its own advice on staying healthy, safe and prepared throughout Winter with input from its road safety experts, firefighters and public health and social care teams.

Keep informed

As well as the actual weather forecast there's a whole range of information updated daily to keep you informed about such things as flood risk, river levels, weather warnings and school closures related to the weather. These sources really do come in to their own when the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Flood risk

The Environment Agency update the flood risk for all parts of England and Wales every day of the year here. For much of the time, even in Winter the risk is "Very Low" but other bands of risk are "Low", Medium" and "High". It is a useful overall guide as to whether Oxfordshire and neighbouring areas are likely to be impacted by flooding.

As a resident there is lots you can do to prepare for flooding and ensure it has as little effect on you, your community and property as possible. Take a look at the Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit now and find out about the small things you could do now to make you more flood resilient if the worst happens.

River levels

For more specific information on rivers and water-courses near where you live, the Environment Agency monitors river levels each day and if there is a risk of flooding it first would issue a "flood alert" and then a more serious "flood warning". Whether it be the Thames, Cherwell, Evenlode, Ock, Glyme or any of their tributaries this is a useful place to look for information in your neighbourhood.

Weather warnings

The Met Office will always issue yellow, amber or red warnings for weather that is likely to cause problems. Rain, ice and frost, snow, fog and high winds can all cause the Met Office to issue such warnings and they'll always give advice about action you should take here