📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels and further rainfall this week may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible today, Thursday 12th February 2026 and in the coming days. Locations most affected will be the Upper Derwent and Scarborough areas, including land around the Sea Cut at Scalby, Throxenby Beck, Old Malton, Priorpot Beck in Norton and areas in the Vale of Pickering. We are closely monitoring the situation. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water, and avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 9:00pm on 12th February 2026, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:57am, Thursday 12th February.
The Upper Derwent and Scarborough areas, including land around The Sea Cut at Scalby, Throxenby Beck, Old Malton, and Priorpot Beck in Norton
Region: Yorkshire
Country: England
Counties covered: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Watercourses covered: River Derwent, Sea Cut, River Hertford, Burniston Beck
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper River Derwent.
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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