Flood Warning Info - Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at St Ives
Area Description
London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives.
Note that this flood area is no longer used for notifications as it is no longer required or has been superseded by other nearby flood areas.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 31 Dec 2020 17:33
River Great Ouse
River levels are slowly falling but remain high at the St Ives river gauge following the recent rainfall. This means that the risk of flooding remains, but is reducing at London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. No significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours, therefore we expect river levels to continue to slowly reduce. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme remain closed. This message will be updated in the morning of Friday 1 January 2021, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 31 Dec 2020 08:00
River Great Ouse
River levels are slowly falling but remain high at the St Ives river gauge following the recent rainfall. This means that the risk of flooding remains, but is reducing, at London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. No significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours, therefore we expect river levels to continue to slowly reduce. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme remain closed. This message will be updated in 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 30 Dec 2020 21:20
River Great Ouse
River levels are slowly falling but remain high at the St Ives river gauge following recent rainfall. This means that the risk of flooding remains, but is reducing at London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. No significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours, therefore we expect river levels to continue to reduce slowly. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme remain closed. This message will be updated in 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 30 Dec 2020 09:38
River Great Ouse
River levels are slowly falling but remain high at the St Ives river gauge following the recent rainfall. This means that the risk of flooding remains, but is reducing at London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. No significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours, therefore we expect river levels to continue to slowly reduce. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme remain closed. This message will be updated in 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 29 Dec 2020 21:00
River Great Ouse
River levels are slowly falling but remain high at the St Ives river gauge following the recent heavy rainfall. This means that the risk of flooding remains, but is reducing at London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. No further significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours, therefore we expect river levels to continue to slowly reduce. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme remain closed. This message will be updated in 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 29 Dec 2020 09:00
River Great Ouse
River levels are falling at the St Ives river gauge however remain high. This means that the current risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. Further rainfall is possible on Thursday 31st December and Friday 1st January, so we expect river levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme remain closed. This message will be updated in 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 21:01
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high but steady at the St Ives river gauge following the second peak of flood water. This means that the current risk of property flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. The forecast is for light showers and we expect river levels to remain high. 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 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 09:11
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high but steady at the St Ives river gauge following the second peak of flood water. This means that the current risk of property flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. The forecast is for light showers 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 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 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 21:13
River Great Ouse
River levels remain high but steady at the St Ives river gauge due to a second peak of floodwater moving down the Great Ouse. This means that the current risk of property flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. Further rainfall is forecast this evening and into 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 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 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 09:49
River Great Ouse
River levels are rising at the St Ives river gauge due to a second peak of floodwater moving down the Great Ouse. This means that the current risk of property flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. 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 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 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Dec 2020 21:12
River Great Ouse
River levels are high and remaining stable at the St Ives river gauge. This means that the current risk of property flooding remains but is reduced but still high at this time. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. A second peak of floodwater is moving down the Great Ouse from Bedford, so we expect river levels to start increasing again at St Ives from the afternoon of Sunday 27th December 2020. 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 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Dec 2020 09:44
River Great Ouse
River levels are high but slowly falling at the St Ives river gauge. Consequently, the current risk of property flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. A second peak of floodwater is moving down the Great Ouse from Bedford, so we expect river levels to start increasing again at St Ives from the afternoon of Sunday 27th December 2020. 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 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Dec 2020 02:29
River Great Ouse
River levels are high but slowly falling at the St Ives river gauge. Consequently, the risk of property flooding remains but is reducing. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. 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 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 25 Dec 2020 13:57
River Great Ouse
River levels are high but slowly falling at the St Ives river gauge. Consequently, the risk of property flooding remains but is reducing. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives. 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 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 25 Dec 2020 02:10
River Great Ouse
River levels are high but steady at the St Ives river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives.
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 using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. The gates in the St Ives and Hemingfords flood defence scheme, if not already, will soon be closed.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 17:55
River Great Ouse
River levels are rising at the St Ives river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect London Road and Enderbys Wharf in St Ives.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Call 999 if in immediate danger.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/12/20, or as the situation changes.