Flood Alert Info - Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook in Cambridgeshire
Area Description
The Alconbury and Ellington Brooks.
Note that this flood area is no longer used for notifications as it is no longer required or has been superseded by other nearby flood areas.
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 8 Feb 2021 18:20
Alconbury Brook
River levels continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge but remain high at Brampton Racecourse. Consequently, flooding of roads, farmland and the racecourse remains possible today, but the risk is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall/snow is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to fall overnight. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Tuesday 9 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Feb 2021 08:18
Alconbury Brook
River levels continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge following the recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland remains possible today, but the risk is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall/snow is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to fall this afternoon and this evening. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon, Monday 8 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Feb 2021 16:39
Alconbury Brook
River levels continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge following the heavy rainfall yesterday evening and overnight. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland remains possible today, but the risk is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall/snow is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to fall this afternoon and this evening. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Monday 8 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Feb 2021 08:27
Alconbury Brook
River levels are high but falling at the Hamerton river gauge following the heavy rainfall yesterday evening and overnight. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland remains possible this morning, but the risk is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall/snow is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the day today. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon, Sunday 7 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Feb 2021 00:39
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall earlier this evening. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible overnight and into tomorrow morning. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the day tomorrow. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point, however we are closely monitoring the situation and will issue the Flood Warning if necessary. Our incident response staff have been checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Sunday 7th February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Feb 2021 22:56
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall earlier this evening. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible overnight and into tomorrow morning. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the day tomorrow.
Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point, however we are closely monitoring the situation and will issue the Flood Warning if necessary. Our incident response staff have been checking defences and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Sunday 7th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 31 Jan 2021 11:20
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Hamerton river gauge after all the recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. We expect flooding to affect the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No further significant rainfall is currently forecast for the next 48 hours. However, we expect that river levels will remain high over the next few days. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated this afternoon, Sunday 31 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Jan 2021 18:05
Alconbury Brook
River levels are beginning to slowly rise again at the Hamerton river gauge after the recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. No further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Sunday 31 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Jan 2021 09:32
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Hamerton river gauge after the recent rainfall. However, further rainfall is forecast today, and we expect river levels to rise again as a result of this rainfall and remain high over the next few days. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated this afternoon, Saturday 30 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Jan 2021 20:48
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Hamerton river gauge after all the recent rainfall. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to fall throughout today. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Saturday 30 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Jan 2021 12:46
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Hamerton river gauge after all the recent rainfall. Light rainfall is forecast for today. We expect river levels to continue to fall throughout today. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated this evening, Friday 29 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Jan 2021 19:50
Alconbury Brook
River levels are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge after the heavy rainfall this morning. Further rainfall is forecast this evening. We expect river levels to rise again and remain high until tomorrow morning, Friday 29 January. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Friday 29 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Jan 2021 13:07
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast for this evening. We expect river levels to respond to this rainfall and remain high over the next few days. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated this evening, Thursday 28 January, or as the situation changes. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Jan 2021 18:42
Alconbury Brook
River levels are forecast to rise at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall forecast from midnight tonight, Wednesday 27/01/2021, through tomorrow morning. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible in the early hours of tomorrow morning and throughout the day. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further light rainfall is forecast throughout the day tomorrow, Thursday 28th January, with the possibility of becoming heavier again in the evening. We expect river levels to continue to rise due to the ground being saturated.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Thursday 28th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Jan 2021 18:30
Alconbury Brook
River levels are expected to rise at the Hamerton river gauge overnight as a result of heavy rainfall.
Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible tonight, Wednesday 20 January, into tomorrow, Thursday 21 January.
We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to rise as a result of this rainfall.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Thursday 21 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Jan 2021 15:40
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high, but continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge following recent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No further rainfall is forecast for the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to fall throughout today, Sunday 17 January. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow, Monday 18th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Jan 2021 10:14
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high, but continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge following recent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No further rainfall is forecast for the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to fall throughout today, Sunday 17 January. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon, Sunday 17 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2021 17:26
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of further heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high overnight. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow, 17/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2021 08:22
Alconbury Brook
River levels are high but continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Flooding of roads and farmland remains possible today, Saturday 16th January. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast throughout this morning, Saturday 16th January and we expect river levels to rise again. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated this afternoon, Saturday 16th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2021 20:26
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but continue to fall at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible tonight, Friday 15 January and into tomorrow Saturday 16 January. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast for tomorrow morning, Saturday 16 January and we expect river levels to rise again. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Saturday 16 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2021 11:58
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are falling at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, Friday 15/01/21. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No rainfall is forecast today but further rain is possible tomorrow, Saturday 16/01/2021. We expect river levels to remain high but continue to fall during Friday, 15/01/2021. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded This message will be updated this afternoon, Friday 15/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Jan 2021 19:44
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible during Thursday night and into Friday, 15/01/2021. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high during Thursday night and to slowly fall during Friday, 15/01/2021. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated on Friday 15th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Jan 2021 11:50
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of rainfall overnight on an already saturated catchment. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, Thursday 14th January. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to continue to rise until late afternoon/early evening. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated this afternoon, Thursday 14th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Jan 2021 06:38
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of rainfall overnight on an already saturated catchment. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, Thursday 14th January. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to continue to rise, however we do not expect flooding of properties to occur based on the rainfall totals forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated this afternoon, Thursday 14th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Dec 2020 13:27
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain higher than normal between the Hamerton river gauge and Brampton racecourse. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues to be possible along the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No Significant rainfall is forecast for Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th December 2020. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow, Tuesday 29 December 2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Dec 2020 17:12
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain higher than normal between the Hamerton river gauge and Brampton racecourse. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. The forecast is for further rain over the next 24 hours which may result in river levels staying high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 28/12/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Dec 2020 05:47
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain higher than normal between the Hamerton river gauge and Brampton racecourse. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours which may result in river levels staying high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this evening, 27/12/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Dec 2020 17:27
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Hamerton river gauge and Brampton racecourse, but are higher than normal after recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow afternoon, 27/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Dec 2020 03:36
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Hamerton river gauge and Brampton racecourse, but are higher than normal after recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow afternoon, 26/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Dec 2020 13:09
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are falling at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Dec 2020 15:49
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 24/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Dec 2020 09:15
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are falling at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall yesterday. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible.
Only light rain is forecast from now until Tuesday. We expect levels to remain high today.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Sunday 6th December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Dec 2020 19:57
Alconbury Brook
River levels are continuing to rise at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall throughout the day today. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
No further significant rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise further and remain high overnight and tomorrow. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Saturday 5th December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Dec 2020 13:17
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of the persistent rainfall yesterday and today. This may affect low lying land, roads and riverside areas close to the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point.
Further rainfall is forecast until this evening. We expect river levels to remain high today and tomorrow.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
We are closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 16:28
Alconbury Brook
River levels are falling at the Hamerton river gauge and are beginning to fall downstream at Brampton Race Course gauge. The risk of flooding to low lying land and roads remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No more significant rainfall is expected. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 07:28
Alconbury Brook
River levels are falling at the Hamerton river gauge but are still rising downstream at Brampton Racecourse gauge. Consequently, flooding of low lying land and roads is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No more significant rainfall is expected. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon, 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 18:06
Alconbury Brook
River levels are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge but are still rising downstream at Brampton New Weir gauge. Consequently, flooding of low lying land and roads is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. No more significant rainfall is expected. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 10:56
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of low lying land and roads is expected. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2020 09:15
Alconbury Brook
River levels are falling at the Hamerton river gauge but remain high downstream at the Brampton Racecourse gauge. The risk of flooding to low lying roads and land remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. We do not forecast the situation to deteriorate any further. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today, 16/01/2020. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated this afternoon, 16/01/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2020 17:01
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high after heavy rainfall but are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. We do not forecast the situation to deteriorate any further. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next few days. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow 16/01/2020. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 16/01/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2020 08:12
Alconbury Brook
River levels have risen overnight at the Hamerton river gauge but are beginning to fall this morning.
Property flooding is not expected.
Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads along Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
The forecast is for drier conditions over today, Wednesday 15 January and tomorrow, Thursday 16 January.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 16:00 am on the Wednesday 15 January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2020 00:09
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result the rainfall this evening.
Property flooding is not expected.
Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads along Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
We expect the rainfall to ease in the early hours of the morning and levels to fall around mid-morning on Wednesday 15 January 2020.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 8:00 am on the Wednesday 15 January 2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Jan 2020 07:50
Alconbury Brook
River levels have risen over night at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and further rainfall is forecast during the afternoon and evening of Thursday 9 January 2020.
Consequently, flooding is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads along Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 16:00 on the Thursday 9 January 2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Jan 2020 20:07
Alconbury Brook
River levels are forecast to rise overnight at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of forecast heavy rainfall this evening and into Thursday morning.
Consequently, flooding is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads along Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. We expect river levels to rise overnight and then to begin to fall around mid-morning on Thursday 9 January 2020
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 8:00 am on the Thursday 9 January 2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Dec 2019 21:04
Alconbury Brook
River levels are high but falling at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. While levels are high the risk of flooding remains. This will affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Sunday 22 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Dec 2019 10:41
Alconbury Brook
River levels are high and falling at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. This will affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this afternoon, Saturday 21 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Dec 2019 13:15
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of rainfall overnight and this morning. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. This will affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further light rainfall is forecast this afternoon. We expect river levels to remain high.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this evening, Friday 20 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Dec 2019 08:26
Alconbury Brook
River levels have fallen at the Hamerton river gauge, but levels are still high. While levels are high the risk of flooding remains. This message relates to Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rain is forecast over the next 48 hours. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this afternoon 16/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Dec 2019 20:46
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge. The risk of flooding remains. This message relates to the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 16/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Dec 2019 08:43
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of further rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. This message relates to the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this afternoon, 15/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Dec 2019 19:12
Alconbury Brook
River levels are falling at the Hamerton river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. This update relates to the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 15/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Dec 2019 09:48
Alconbury Brook
River levels are falling at the Hamerton river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. This update relates to the Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours.
Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this evening, 14/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Dec 2019 18:02
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours.
Our incident response staff are continuing to monitor the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 14/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Dec 2019 11:14
Alconbury Brook
River levels are high but steady at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
Our incident response staff are continuing to monitor the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this evening, 13/12/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Dec 2019 19:53
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is increasing. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to begin falling overnight.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 13/12/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Nov 2019 08:11
Alconbury Brook
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected today, 15/11/19. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high today.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated this afternoon, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Nov 2019 18:09
Alconbury Brook
Flood Alert issued on 14 Nov 2019 13:31
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 14/11/19. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook
No further rainfall is forecast today. However, we expect river levels to continue rising this afternoon.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated this evening, 14/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Nov 2019 18:43
Alconbury Brook
River levels are dropping at the Hamerton river gauge but remain high downstream of the gauge. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 08/11/2019. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Limited rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 09/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Nov 2019 09:46
Alconbury Brook
River levels are dropping at the Hamerton river gauge but remain high downstream of the gauge. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 08/11/2019. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
Limited rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 08/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Nov 2019 19:31
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible between 13:30 today, 07/11/19 and 09:00 tomorrow, 08/11/2019. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 08/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Nov 2019 13:53
Alconbury Brook
River levels are rising at the Hamerton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible between 13:30 and 21:00 today, 07/11/19. We expect flooding to affect Alconbury Brook and Ellington Brook.
No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until 21:00 on 07/11/19.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 07/11/19, or as the situation changes.