Flood Warning Info - Oakington Brook and Beck Brook at Oakington and Westwick

Oakington Brook and Beck Brook at Oakington and Westwick

Dry Drayton Road, The Broadway, Cambridge Road, Orchard Way, Longstanton Road, Mead View, The Drift, Lowbury Cresent, Water Lane, Kettles Close, Holme Close, Arcadia Gardens, Cherry Orchard and Station Road in Oakington and Oakington Road in Westwick.

This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.

Current Flood Warning Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Warning

The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.

Flood Warning History

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.

Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 14 Sep 2021 20:09

Cottenham Lode

River levels are falling at the Oakington but still high at Girton river gauges. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. We expect flooding to affect Dry Drayton Road, The Broadway, Cambridge Road, Orchard Way, Longstanton Road, Mead View, The Drift, Lowbury Cresent, Water Lane, Kettles Close, Holme Close, Arcadia Gardens, Cherry Orchard and Station Road in Oakington and Oakington Road in Westwick No further rainfall is expected tonight. We expect river levels to start falling tonight. 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, 15/09/2021, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 14 Sep 2021 14:19

Cottenham Lode

River levels are rising at the Oakington river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today 14/09/2021. We expect flooding to affect Dry Drayton Road, The Broadway, Cambridge Road, Orchard Way, Longstanton Road, Mead View, The Drift, Lowbury Cresent, Water Lane, Kettles Close, Holme Close, Arcadia Gardens, Cherry Orchard and Station Road in Oakington and Oakington Road in Westwick Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to continue rising this afternoon. Property owners with individual property resilience are advised to install it now. 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 avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this evening, 14/09/2021, or as the situation changes.