Flood Warning Info - River Don at Conisbrough
Area Description
Properties and businesses within Conisbrough along the River Don between the sewage works and School Walk.
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.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
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Flood Warning History
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2023 02:37
River Don
River levels remain high on the River Don, although are expected to begin to fall throughout the night and into Sunday, 22/10/2023.
Flooding in areas adjacent to the river remains a risk, so you should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
Our incident rooms are open, and we are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated by 10:35, 22/10/2023.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 19:31
River Don
River levels are remaining high but are falling on the River Don due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding in areas adjacent to the river is still possible through this evening, 21st October 2023 and into the night.
Our incident rooms are open, and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions and consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 03:00, 22/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 18:58
River Don
River levels are remaining high but are falling on the River Don due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding in areas adjacent to the river is still possible through this evening, 21st October 2023 and into the night.
Our incident rooms are open, and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions and consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 05:00, 22/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 01:22
River Don
River levels are rising in the River Don at Conisbrough due to persistent rainfall. We expect the river level to peak late morning on Saturday, 21st October 2023. Flooding in areas adjacent to the river is expected overnight.
Our incident rooms are open, and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions and consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 09:20, 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood warning area: Properties and businesses within Conisbrough along the River Don between the sewage works and School Walk.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 00:29
River Don
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 04:50
River Don
River levels have risen as a result of persistent (heavy) rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible from 05:30 this morning (21/02/2022). Areas most at risk are Conisbrough.
We expect river levels to remain high until throughout today (21/02/2022). We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and closely monitoring the forecast.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and put your flood plan into action.
This message will be updated by 12:50 tomorrow afternoon, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Nov 2019 00:55
River Don
River levels at Mexborough Lock continue to fall. As levels are still high, this warning remains in force.
Although we are not expecting any further significant rainfall, our incident response staff are monitoring the forecast from our incident room. Please visit GOV.UK for a 5 day flood forecast. Avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads which may be flooded. This message will be updated at 08:54 on 10/11/2019 or if the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Nov 2019 16:17
River Don
River levels at our Mexborough Lock river level gauge peaked on 08/11/2019 and have continued to fall since then. Levels will remain high so this warning remains in force. The weather should be mainly dry on Saturday and Sunday with no significant rain forecast on these days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast and our incident room remains open. Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. Helplines for advice and information is available from Floodline 0345 988 1188. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 01:10 (10/11/19).
Flood Warning issued on 9 Nov 2019 08:04
River Don
River levels at our Mexborough Lock river level gauge peaked on 08/11/2019 and have continued to fall. Levels will remain high so this warning remains in force. The weather should mainly be dry on Saturday and Sunday with no significant rain forecast on these days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast and our incident room remains open. Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 16:05.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Nov 2019 21:09
River Don
River levels have risen as a result of the persistent heavy rainfall yesterday (07/11/2019) and throughout the night. Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours however we do not expect this rainfall to cause any further impacts to the river levels and levels have peaked so therefore slowly falling. We do expect river levels to remain high until around 07:00 on 09/11/19. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast and our incident room is open. Please put your flood plan into action and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 05:00, 09/11/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Nov 2019 18:45
River Don
River levels have risen as a result of the persistent heavy rainfall today. Consequently, flooding of property and roads across Conisbrough is expected this evening, 07/11/19. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours and we expect river levels to remain high until 09:00 on 08/11/19. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast and our incident room is open. Please put your flood plan into action and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.