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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the early hours of 27 August 2026 due to forecast heavy rain and storms overnight.
It is unclear where the heaviest rain will fall. Locations most affected will be low lying land, roads and riverside gardens. If the heaviest rain affects the Havering Park, Collier Row, Romford and Rush Green areas, there is the possibility that rivers could overtop their banks. Flooding from surface water, where water gathers and flows off road surfaces, could also occur. We expect river levels in areas that receive the heaviest rain to respond by rising quickly. Further heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast during the day on Thursday 27 August and into Friday 28th August.
We are closely monitoring the situation and we are prepared to issue flood warnings if required.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water and avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near watercourses.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 27 August 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:23pm, Wednesday 26th August.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 28 Aug 2026, 9:08am
Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 5:36pm
Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 9:39am
Flood alert
Wed 26 Aug 2026, 8:23pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 16 Feb 2026, 9:16am
Flood alert
Sun 15 Feb 2026, 4:13pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 5:19pm
Flood alert
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 8:34am
Flood alert
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 4:40pm
Flood alert
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 7:57am
The Rivers Beam and Rom at Romford, Hornchurch, Dagenham and Rainham
Region: Herts and North London
Country: England
Counties covered: Barking and Dagenham, Essex, Greater London, Havering
Watercourses covered: Beam, Rom
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Beam and Rom.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.