Flood Warning Info - River Eden at Appleby, The Sands, Cricket ground, King George's Field
Area Description
Properties to the east and west of The Sands, the Cricket Ground north of Bridge Street and King George's Field to the west of Chapel Street.
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 17 Oct 2024 00:40
River Eden
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding overnight.
Flooding is expected from 3:00 AM on 17/10/2024.
Areas most at risk include residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby. The Bowlling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm.
River levels are forecast to peak in Appleby at 06:45 on 17/10/2024.
We are closing the flood gates in Appleby, deploying a temporary pump and will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
This message will be updated by 11:00 AM on 17/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2024 01:35
River Eden
River levels remain high on the River Eden due to heavy rainfall. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Eden, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm.
River levels are peaking from 01:25 on 22/01/2024 and no further heavy rainfall is forecast tonight. Our incident response staff have closed flood gates and checked defences. We have deployed pumps, people and equipment in the area. Remain safe and be aware of your surroundings. This message will be updated by 09:30 on 22/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2024 16:30
River Eden
River levels are forecast to rise on the River Eden due to heavy rainfall. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Eden, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby. The Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm from should expect flooding from 7:00 PM on 21/01/2024. Further rainfall is forecast this evening. River levels are starting to rising rapidly. Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences. We are deploying pumps, people and equipment in the area. Residents are strongly urged to take action now. Remain safe and be aware of your surroundings. This message will be updated by 12:00 midnight on 21/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Nov 2020 09:14
River Eden
River levels have now peaked at the Appleby river gauge as a result of last night’s heavy rainfall. We expect the River Eden to continue falling throughout the day to roughly 1.5m by early afternoon of 02/11/2020. However, there is a forecast for further rain today and there is potential for the river level to rise again in the early hours of tomorrow morning 03/11/2020. A Flood alert is possible but we are not currently expecting to reach the Flood Warning Level. Residential and commercial properties on the Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges field area and Holme Farm remain at risk. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are on site. Please 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 2 Nov 2020 04:17
River Eden
River levels are rising at the Appleby river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected between 05:00 and 06:30 today, 02/11/2020. Residential and commercial properties on the Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges field area and Holme Farm are at risk. We expect river levels to peak at around 05:30 on 02/11/20 at 3.2m. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are on site and have closed flood defences. Please 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 22 Feb 2020 05:38
River Eden
River levels have risen at the Appleby river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Residential and commercial properties on the Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs,sports and leisure facilities in the King gerorges field area and Holme Farm. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected between 06:00 and 07:30 today, 22/02/20. We expect river levels to rise until 07:30 on 22/02/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please 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 16 Feb 2020 13:21
River Eden
River levels have peaked and will remain high but steady at the Appleby river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Further showers are expected today, 16/02/2020, but no further impact is forecast at this time.
We are closely monitoring the situation and all flood defences in Appleby remain closed.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 04:30
River Eden
River levels have risen at the Appleby river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, low lying roads and farmland is possible into Sunday 16/02/20. Residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, The Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm are at risk. The River Eden level is currently peaking at Appleby and for a short time will fall. However another band of rain will cause the level to rise, peaking at around 11am on Sunday.
We are closely monitoring the situation and we have closed all flood defences in Appleby. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 01:32
River Eden
River levels have risen at the Appleby river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, low lying roads and farmland is possible into Sunday 16/02/20. Residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, The Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm are at risk.
The River Eden level is currently peaking at Appleby and for a short time will fall. However another band of rain will cause the level to rise and it is expected to meet the flood warning level again at around 10am on Sunday.
We are closely monitoring the situation and we have closed all flood defences in Appleby. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Feb 2020 20:14
River Eden
River levels have risen at the Appleby river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, low lying roads and farmland is expected around Midnight tonight 15/02/20. Residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, The Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm are at risk.
The river level is expecting to reach the Flood Warning threshold around midnight tonight and is currently expected to just get onto The Sands. The river will peak around midnight when it will start to recede. Due to some further rain forecast overnight the river will again rise to a similar level before receding at 10:00 hours tomorrow morning.
We are closely monitoring the situation and we have closed all flood defences in Appleby.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 17:02
River Eden
River levels have peaked at the Appleby river gauge and are starting to fall. We are expecting the river to return to normal levels by approximately 20:00 on 9th February 2020. Areas that remain affected are residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm. Further showers are forecast throughout the night but we are not expecting this to cause any further issues. Our incident response staff are in the area and carrying out operational activities. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 16:45
River Eden
River levels have peaked at the Appleby river gauge and are starting to fall. We are expecting the river to return to normal levels by approximately 19:15 on 9th February 2020. Areas that remain affected are residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm. Further showers are forecast throughout the night but we are not expecting this to cause any further issues. Our incident response staff are in the area and carrying out operational activities. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 08:56
River Eden
River levels have risen at the Appleby river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Areas affected will be residential and commercial properties on The Sands at Appleby, the Bowling and Cricket Clubs, sports and leisure facilities in the King Georges Field area and Holme Farm.
Further rainfall is forecast until lunch time today, 09/02/2020.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, 09/02/2020, or as the situation changes.