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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels and further rainfall over the next few days may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from Saturday night throughout Sunday. Catchments are saturated and river levels remain high. A further band of rain is expected to arrive in the early hours of Sunday morning and river levels are forecast to rise and remain high throughout day. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to the rivers is likely. Higher rainfall totals are forecast for Monday evening, through Tuesday and further flood Alerts and Warnings are possible. The main areas of concern are Lynton, Lynmouth, Challacombe, Meethe, South Molton, Dulverton, Brushford, Winsford, Exton and Exford.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 3:30PM on 25 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:35pm, Saturday 24th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 3:15pm
Flood alert
Tue 27 Jan 2026, 4:44pm
Flood alert
Mon 26 Jan 2026, 12:00pm
Flood alert
Sun 25 Jan 2026, 12:17pm
Flood alert
Sat 24 Jan 2026, 3:35pm
Flood alert
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 5:05pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 19 Dec 2025, 11:33am
Flood alert
Thu 18 Dec 2025, 12:39pm
Flood alert
Wed 17 Dec 2025, 4:13pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 16 Dec 2025, 12:01pm
The Upper River Exe from Exford to Exebridge, the Rivers Barle, Lyn, Mole and Bray and their tributaries, and coastal streams from Combe Martin to Lynton
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon, Somerset
Watercourses covered: River Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Exmoor Rivers.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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