Flood Warning Info - English River Dee at Farndon
Area Description
Properties along the English River Dee in Farndon, including Townfield Lane and Two Trees.
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 22 Feb 2024 09:03
River Dee
River levels are rising on the River Dee.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Dee, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around properties along the English River Dee in Farndon.
River levels are expected to remain high throughout the day.
We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this alert/warning if necessary.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Oct 2023 10:05
River Dee
River levels are high on the River Dee due to rainfall.
Areas most at risk include properties along the English River Dee in Farndon.
River levels are expected to remain high throughout the morning and flooding of properties will continue.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We will continue to monitor levels closely.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 06:00 PM on 23/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2023 11:28
River Dee
River levels have peaked but remain high on the River Dee due to storm Babet. No further rainfall is forecast.
Areas most at risk include properties along the English River Dee in Farndon.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Residents are advise to remain safe, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. Consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 6pm today, 22 October 2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 13:49
River Dee
River levels are rising on the River Dee due to storm Babet and will continue to rise throughout the day and into tomorrow.
Areas most at risk include properties along the English River Dee in Farndon.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Residents are strongly urged to take action now. Remain safe and be aware of your surroundings.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 09:27
River Dee
River levels are rising at the Farndon river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, we believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties, low lying land, roads and farmland along the English River Dee in Farndon from 10:00am this morning, Monday 21/02/2022. We are forecasting the peak to be 9.1m, so please be aware Townfield Lane will be cut off. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow afternoon or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Jan 2021 15:11
River Dee
The Severe Flood Warning for English River Dee at Farndon is no longer in force and has been downgraded to a Flood Warning. River levels are continuing to drop slowly at Farndon on the River Dee. While the risk to life is reduced, flooding for land and properties in Farndon remains possible today, Monday 25th January. River levels remain high and as a result, we're expecting Townfield lane to be cut off until Tuesday 26th January. Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours but it is not expected that river levels will rise significantly. Emergency responders and our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will update flood warnings as necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, Tuesday 26/01/2021 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Jan 2021 12:11
River Dee
The Severe Flood Warning for English River Dee at Farndon is no longer in force and has been downgraded to a Flood Warning. River levels are now dropping slowly at Farndon on the River Dee. While the risk to life is reduced, flooding for land and properties in Farndon remains possible today, Sunday 24th January. River levels remain high and as a result Townfield lane will remain cut off for the next few days. Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours but it is not expected that river levels will rise significantly. Emergency responders and our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will update flood warnings as necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Jan 2021 13:48
River Dee
The Severe Flood Warning for English River Dee at Farndon is no longer in force and has been downgraded to a Flood Warning. River levels are now dropping slowly at Farndon on the River Dee. While the risk to life is reduced, flooding for land and properties in Farndon remains possible today, Saturday 23rd January. River levels remain high and as a result Townfield lane will remain cut off for the next few days. Townfield Lane will be accessible again on the morning of the 26th January. Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours but it is not expected that river levels will rise significantly. Emergency responders and our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will update flood warnings as necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
Severe Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 13:34
River Dee
River levels remain very high but are dropping slowly at Farndon on the River Dee. Flooding for land and properties in Farndon remains possible today, Friday 22/01/2021. River levels remain very high and as a result Townfield Lane will remain cut off for the next few days. Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours but it is not expected that river levels will rise significantly. Emergency responders and our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will continue to keep you updated. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, Saturday 23/01/2021 or as the situation changes.
Severe Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 10:19
River Dee
This Severe Warning has been issued because river levels are rising at the Farndon river gauge as a result of Storm Christoph. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon. We expect river levels to peak between 9.5-10 meters later this afternoon going into this evening. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 00:10
River Dee
River levels are rising at the Farndon river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Christoph. Consequently, we believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties, low lying land, roads and farmland along the English River Dee in Farndon from 02.00am tomorrow morning, Thursday 21/01/21. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Feb 2020 10:41
River Dee
River levels remain high but steady at the Farndon river gauge as a result of recent storms and heavy rainfall. Consequently, there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next few days but no further flood risk impacts are expected as a result. We expect river levels to remain high over the coming days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10:30 tomorrow, 26/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Feb 2020 08:20
River Dee
River levels remain high but steady at the Farndon river gauge as a result of recent storms and heavy rainfall. Consequently, there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next few days but no further flood risk impacts are expected as a result. We expect river levels to remain high over the coming days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10:30 tomorrow, 25/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2020 08:46
River Dee
River levels on the River Dee remain high as a result of the rainfall from recent storms and we are currently expecting that they will rise later this evening (23/02/2020) as a result of new rainfall. We currently expect the Dee at Farndon to go above the flood warning threshold at approximately 21:00 on 23/02/2020, and will remain high over the coming days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further updates if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 24/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2020 16:27
River Dee
Water levels on the River Dee remain high as a result of the rainfall from recent storms. Levels have reduced following the peak on Monday 17/02/20 from Storm Dennis, however we are currently expecting that they will rise over the rest of today (22/02/2020) as a result of new rainfall. We currently expect the Dee at Farndon to go above the flood warning threshold approximately between 23:00 on Saturday (22/02/2020) and 02:00 on Sunday (23/02/2020) and remain above the flood warning threshold for potentially several days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further updates if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 22/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2020 16:56
River Dee
Water levels on the River Dee remain high as a result of the rainfall from recent storms. Levels have reduced following the peak on Monday 17/02/20 from Storm Dennis, however we are currently expecting that they will rise over the rest of today (21/02/2020) and all day tomorrow (22/02/2020) as a result of new rainfall. We currently expect the Dee at Farndon to go above the flood warning threshold between 23:00 on Saturday (22/02/2020) and 01:00 on Sunday (23/02/2020) and remain above the flood warning threshold for potentially several days.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further updates if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 22/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2020 09:22
River Dee
Water levels on the River Dee remain high as a result of the recent storms, but have started to reduce slowly. However we are expecting levels to rise again over today (Thursday 20/02/2020) following further rainfall overnight and today. Flood warning level could be hit at the Manley Hall river gauge later today, peaking at 1.8m at approximately 20:30 tonight (20/02/2020). The river level at the Manley Hall gauge is expected to peak again above flood warning level on Saturday (22/02/2020) at 2.3m at approximately 07:00am.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further updates if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 21/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 19 Feb 2020 17:05
River Dee
The water levels on the River Dee remain high as a result of the recent storms, but have now started to reduce slowly. We expect the level at Farndon to reach 8.6m at 00:01 on Thursday morning (20/02/2020) but will start to rise again at this time as a result of further rainfall on Wednesday (19/02/2020). We expect levels to reach just over the flood warning threshold of 9.0m at 00:01 on Friday morning (21/02/2020).
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further updates if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 20/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 18 Feb 2020 09:23
River Dee
River levels remain high as a result of Storm Dennis but have peaked and are slowly beginning to fall at the Farndon river gauge. We currently expect levels will remain around the flood warning threshold for the next few days due to further rain forecast until the end of the week. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further updates if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 19/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 17:03
River Dee
River levels remain high as a result of Storm Dennis but have peaked and are slowly beginning to fall at the Farndon river gauge. We currently expect levels will remain above the flood warning threshold until tomorrow morning, 18/02/2020 and will likely remain above flood alert until the end of the week. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, 18/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 09:37
River Dee
River levels remain high as a result of Storm Dennis but have peaked and are slowly beginning to fall at the Farndon river gauge. We currently expect levels will remain above the flood warning threshold until this evening, and will likely remain above flood alert until the end of the week.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue (further) flood warnings if necessary.
Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 21:05
River Dee
As a result of heavy rain from Storm Dennis, river levels are predicted to continue to rise through the night and into the early morning. River levels are predicted to peak between 06:00 and 07:00 on Monday 17/02/2020, at a height of 9.3m. Consequently, we believe flooding of properties along the River Dee at Farndon is likely over the next few days.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10:00 on 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 16:03
River Dee
As a result of heavy rain from Storm Dennis, levels are predicted to continue to rise through the night and into the early morning. River levels are predicted to peak between 02:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17/02/2020, at a height of 9.4m.
Consequently, we believe flooding of properties along the River Dee at Farndon is likely from tonight and into tomorrow. River levels are expected to remain high over the next few days.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10am on 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Feb 2020 12:38
River Dee
Although river levels continue to fall at the Farndon river gauge, current forecasts suggest that they are likely to begin rising again on Saturday evening, 15/02/20 as a result of heavy rain from Storm Dennis, with levels predicted to be higher than they were earlier in the week.
Consequently, we believe flooding of properties is likely from Sunday, and into early next week along the English River Dee in Farndon.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10am on 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Feb 2020 10:24
River Dee
River levels are high but starting to fall slowly at the Farndon river gauge. Flooding of property is still possible today, 14/02/20, and throughout the weekend. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Current forecasts suggest that although river levels are falling, they are likely to rise over the weekend to levels higher than experienced earlier this week. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10:30 on 15/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 13 Feb 2020 10:22
River Dee
River levels are high but starting to fall slowly at the Farndon river gauge. Flooding of property is still possible between 10:00 today, 13/02/20 and 10:00 tomorrow, 14/02/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Current forecasts suggest that although river levels are falling, they are likely to rise over the weekend to levels higher than experienced earlier this week. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10:30 on 14/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 12 Feb 2020 09:54
River Dee
River levels are high but steady at the Farndon river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible between 10:00 today, 12/02/20 and 10:00 tomorrow, 13/02/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated by 10:30 on 13/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 11 Feb 2020 10:13
River Dee
River levels are high but steady at the Farndon river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible between 10:00 today, 11/02/20 and 10:00 tomorrow, 12/02/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
This message will be updated by 10:00 on 12/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2020 14:07
River Dee
River levels are rising at the Farndon river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected until later this evening, 10/02/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along the English River Dee in Farndon.
We expect river levels to peak at around 17:00 on 10/02/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue (further) flood warnings if necessary.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 10:00 on 11/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 18:35
River Dee
River levels have risen at the Farndon river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, we believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties, low lying land, roads and farmland along the English River Dee in Farndon from 7am tomorrow morning, Monday 10/02/2020. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning.