2022 United Kingdom floods

The first wave of flooding occurred in February as Storm Franklin caused severe disruption across the country.

Heavy rain caused flooding in Dorset in October whilst another wave occurred in November, affecting many parts of England and Scotland.

[15] In Wiltshire, flood warnings were made for the River Biss at Trowbridge and Westbury, there is also alerts for the River Cole and Dorcan Brook in east Swindon, and the Upper Bristol Avon area, which covers Chippenham, Melksham, Lyneham, Malmesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett.

[19] Between 17 and 19 November, heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Scotland with several amber warnings being put in place as a result.

Schools closed in Angus as a result of the flooding and emergency rest centres were set up in Aberdeenshire.

[24] The floods overwhelmed a pumping station operated by Southern Water which overflowed causing discharge of sewage to leak onto roads and car park in Totton.