Flood Warning Info - River Great Ouse at Olney and Newton Blossomville
Area Description
Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville.
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 26 Nov 2024 15:25
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high in response to recent heavy rainfall from Storm Bert. Flooding is possible.
Areas most at risk are Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville.
Further rainfall is forecast for Wednesday which may keep river levels high over the next few days.
Take care on riverside roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We are monitoring the situation.
We will update this message by 10am tomorrow, 27/11/2024.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Nov 2024 09:49
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high in response to recent heavy rainfall from Storm Bert.
Flooding is possible during the course of today (26/11/2024).
Areas most at risk are Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville.
The forecast is for drier conditions today with further rainfall forecast on Wednesday and we expect river levels to remain high for the next few days along the River Great Ouse.
Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected.
Take care on riverside roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We are monitoring the situation.
We will update this message by 6pm today, 26/11/24.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Nov 2024 23:35
River Great Ouse
River levels are rising in response to recent heavy rainfall from Storm Bert. Flooding is possible overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning (Tuesday 26/11/2024).
Areas most at risk are Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville.
The forecast is for drier conditions overnight and throughout the day tomorrow, which should see levels begin to fall.
Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected. Take care on riverside roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger.
We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 10am tomorrow, 26/11/24.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Dec 2020 02:01
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high but are falling at the Olney river gauge. Consequently, the risk of property flooding remains, but is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville. Further rainfall is forecast on Sunday 27th and Monday 28th December 2020 so we expect river 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. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Dec 2020 12:26
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Olney river gauge. Consequently, risk of property flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville. Further rainfall is forecast on Sunday 27th and Monday 28th December 2020 so we expect river 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. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 23:18
River Great Ouse
River levels are rising at the Olney river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill, and Newton Blossomville.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river 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 move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 15:45
River Great Ouse
River levels are rising at the Olney river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is imminent. We expect flooding to affect Church Street and Olney Tennis and Cricket Clubs in Olney, Lavendon Mill and Newton Blossomville. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to rise.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water. Please follow advice from emergency services and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated this evening, 24/12/20, or as the situation changes.