UK flood warnings: Full list of 31 areas on high alert as heavy rain sparks chaos

It’s been a year of events – with 12 named in the last 12 months, the highest number since storm naming began in 2015.

And while no siblings of Storm Darragh and Jocelyn, to name but a few, are expected before the year is out, it doesn’t mean the UK won’t have to contend with a blustery and wet December.

While some parts of the country have welcomed milder and more settled weather in recent days, other areas remain braced for more – with 30 flood alerts and one flood warning still active.

Flood alerts signal that flooding is possible, while the more serious warnings signal that it is expected.

The only area that the government has issued a flood warning for is the Peterborough stretch of the River Nene, with particular focus on the B1040 road due to its proximity to the Whittlesey Wash flood storage reservoir.

Those living or travelling on the stretch between Thorney and Whittlesey Road have been urged to take precautionary measures including following diversion routes and putting flood protection equipment in place.

The lower-risk areas, where flooding is possible but not guaranteed, are spread across the country and include areas along the River Bourne in Chertsey, on the Surrey and Berkshire border, the Salisbury Plain and parts of Norfolk near the Hundred Foot Washes.

While some of the areas issued with flood alerts are in hotspots for groundwater flooding – including Salisbury, the west of Dorset near Bridport and Great Shefford in the Thames Valley – others are still recovering from Storm Darragh, which caused widespread disruption across the UK at the beginning of December.

The Upper River Derwent in Derbyshire is still experiencing high water levels associated with the storm, as is the River Piddle near Wareham in Dorset, and a cluster of areas in Gloucestershire including the River Churn tributary of the Thames, alongside areas along the River Severn and River Leach.

The alerts are also concentrated in the Oxfordshire region, on the River Ray, River Cherwell and River Thame.

Heavy rain has also been forecast for parts of Scotland this week, with a yellow weather warning covering the Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Perthshire and the Stirling area in place until 9pm today.

Other areas in the UK are set for a chilly and dry start to the week, with strong winds expected across England, Northern Ireland and Wales and some rainfall from Tuesday onwards.

Full list of areas with flood warnings and alerts:

• B1040 Thorney to Whittlesey Road to the South of the River Nene
• Chertsey Bourne
• Ginge Brook
• Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area
• Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area
• Groundwater flooding in the Lambourn Valley catchment
• Groundwater flooding in the Salisbury Plain area
• Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset
• Hundred Foot Washes in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
• Lower Avon and tributaries
• Lower River Colne and Frays River
• Lower River Derwent
• River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to and including Oxford
• River Churn and its tributaries
• River Coln and its tributaries
• River Dikler from Condicote to Little Rissington
• River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington and also the River Glyme at Wootton and Woodstock
• River Leach from Northleach to Mill Lane near Lechlade
• River Piddle and tributaries
• River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip
• River Severn in Gloucestershire
• River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook
• River Thames at Trowlock Island
• River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge
• River Yeo and River Parrett Moors around Muchelney and Thorney
• The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
• The tidal Deben estuary
• The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne
• The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water
• Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
• Upper River Derwent