What to do before or during a flood
Do not walk or drive through flood water. Flood water may be deeper than it looks and contain sewage and hidden hazards. Guidance about what to do in a flood can be found here: What to do before or during a flood – GOV.UK(External link).
Check the latest river and rainfall levels here: Find river, sea and rainfall levels – GOV.UK(External link), or see historic records on this link: Hydrology Data Explorer(External link). You can view our webcams and community gauges at this link: Wessex Webcams(External link).
Sign up for free flood warnings via this link: Get flood warnings by text, phone or email – GOV.UK(External link) or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (Textphone 0345 602 6340).
Flood Recovery
Find guidance about recovery on the Gov.uk webpages: What to do after a flood – GOV.UK(External link).
Report any property flooding as soon as you can, by calling the Environment Agency Incident Hotline 0800 80 70 60 or by contacting Somerset Council: Contact us(External link).
For non-emergency reporting, submit a full report on the Flood Online Reporting Tool via this link: FORT(External link).





