Flood Warning Info - River Roch in Rochdale
Area Description
The area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Including the Sewage works, Corporation Rd, Norman Rd, Bridgefield Street, The Esplanade, South Parade, the Bus Station, Entwisle Rd and Belfield Rd..
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 01:26
River Roch
Flooding is expected for: The area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Including the Sewage works, Corporation Rd, Norman Rd, Bridgefield Street, The Esplanade, South Parade, the Bus Station, Entwisle Rd and Belfield Rd..
Immediate action required.
River levels have risen as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Christoph. Consequently, flooding of property is expected. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire St and Albert Royds St. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours and we expect river levels to remain high until Friday.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated Thursday 20th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 06:08
River Roch
River levels have risen as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Christoph. Consequently, flooding of property is expected. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire St and Albert Royds St. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours and we expect river levels to remain high until Friday.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated this afternoon, Wednesday 20th January, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 11:23
River Roch
River levels have risen rapidly as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire St and Albert Royds St. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the 9th February 2020. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Nov 2019 23:51
River Roch
River levels have peaked at the Albert Royds Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Rainfall is forecast to clear from around 2am on Friday morning. River levels have fallen below the flood alert level however, we are keeping the flood warning out as a precaution. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the situation. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Nov 2019 14:26
River Roch
River levels are rising at the Albert Royds Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of low lying land, roads and farmland is expected between this afternoon 07/11/2019. We believe there is also a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Further rainfall is forecast throughout the rest of today and into the early hours of 08/11/2019. We expect river levels to peak around 11:00pm 07/11/2019. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Jul 2019 18:36
River Roch
Due to persistent heavy rainfall, river levels are rising and flooding is possible from approximately 19:30pm this evening. Rainfall is likely to continue throughout the evening and we are expecting the river to peak approximately 9pm. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.