Flood Warning Info - Riseley Brook at Riseley and Pertenhall
Area Description
High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall.
Note that this flood area is no longer used for notifications as it is no longer required or has been superseded by other nearby flood areas.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
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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 29 Jan 2021 12:26
Riseley Brook
River levels are continuing to fall at the Riseley river gauge after the rainfall overnight. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains but is reducing. We expect flooding to affect the High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall. Further light rainfall is forecast today. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated this evening, 29/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Jan 2021 16:39
Riseley Brook
River levels are falling but remain high at the Riseley river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall
We expect river levels to begin rising again, as a result of this rainfall, this afternoon and overnight. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid contact with flood water and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 29/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Jan 2021 05:18
Riseley Brook
River levels are rising at the Riseley river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible later today. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall.
Property owners with individual property resilience are advised to install now. Roads will be affected and may become impassable in Riseley and Pertenhall. Some premises may be affected in the High Street in Riseley, due to vehicle movement through the floodwater. Find out if your community assistance centre is open at www.bedford.gov.uk.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next two hours and we expect river levels to remain high until later this evening. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated by 17:00 on 28/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Dec 2020 00:43
Riseley Brook
River levels are falling at the Riseley river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to continue falling.
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 in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 17:01
Riseley Brook
River levels are high at the Riseley river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall yesterday and overnight. The risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours which may cause levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are 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. Roads will be affected and may become impassable in Riseley and Pertenhall. Find out if your community assistance centre is open at www.bedford.gov.uk. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Friday 25th December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 10:32
Riseley Brook
River levels are high but are falling at the Riseley river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall yesterday and overnight. The risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours which may cause levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are 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. Roads will be affected and may become impassable in Riseley and Pertenhall. Find out if your community assistance centre is open at www.bedford.gov.uk. This message will be updated by 5.30pm, Thursday 24th December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 03:09
Riseley Brook
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Riseley river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 2 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are 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. Property owners with individual property resilience are advised to install now. Roads will be affected and may become impassable in Riseley and Pertenhall.
Find out if your community assistance centre is open at www.bedford.gov.uk
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Dec 2020 19:05
Riseley Brook
River levels are rising as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is imminent. We expect flooding to affect High Street, Brooklands Road, College Drive, Bourne Road, Wells Road, Beanfield Close, The Orchard, Gold Street and Maple Gardens in Riseley, and Chadwell End in Pertenhall.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move family, pets and cars to safety and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 24/12/20, or as the situation changes.