Town Beck At Ulverston From The Gill Downstream To The Ellers Area
Flood Warning Info - Town Beck at Ulverston from The Gill downstream to The Ellers area
Area Description
Low lying areas and properties in the town adjacent to Town Beck. Areas likely to be affected are the Gill, parts of Upper Brook Street, Buxton Place, Union Street, The Ellers area and the Recycling Centre.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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We have only been collating detailed flood messages since May 2017.
Each Flood Warning may have multiple updates. The messages listed below may therefore be greater than the number of alerts detailed in the Flood Warning table above.
Flood Warning issued on 11 Oct 2017 13:23
Town Beck
Heavy rainfall which has fallen over the last 12 hours in the Ulverston and Dragley Beck catchments, has meant that Town Beck and Dragley Beck levels are rising rapidly.
The main area of concern are properties and low lying areas around the Buckston Place Car Park and Morecambe road confluence between Town Beck and Dragley Beck. Also areas of concern are the Outcast area and parts of South Ulverston adjacent to Dragley Beck.
Residents are strongly urged to take action now. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings.
The current forecast is for rainfall to ease and fall away later this afternoon.
We will be closely monitoring the situation throughout the day and we will update this message as the situation changes.