Flood Warning Info - River Amber at Ambergate
Area Description
River Amber at Ambergate and Bullbridge.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe 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 16:36
River Amber
River levels have risen at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible to begin from 18:00 today, 22/02/24. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next few hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 23/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid contact with flood water and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 23:00, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 23:31
River Amber
River levels are falling at the Wingfield Park river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please take photographs of any flood damage and contact your insurance company if you've been flooded.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow morning, 10/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 19:30
River Amber
River levels are still high at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and farmland is still possible today, 09/02/2024. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
We expect river levels to remain high for the next couple of days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and turn off gas, electricity and water.
This message will be updated by 03:00 am on 10/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 09:03
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and farmland is possible between 09:00 today, 09/02/2024. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise until 18:30 on 09/02/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and turn off gas, electricity and water.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on 09/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 07:52
River Amber
River levels are high at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 15:00 this afternoon, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 23:40
River Amber
River levels are high at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 18:15
River Amber
River levels are high at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 02:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 09:58
River Amber
River levels are high at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 18:00 this evening, 02/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 1 Jan 2024 23:12
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible to begin between 02:00 and 04:00 tomorrow, 02/01/24. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow morning, 02/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Dec 2023 01:06
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, risk of flooding of property and roads is possible tonight, 10/12/23. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 9:00 this morning, 10/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Dec 2023 19:28
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible tonight, 09/12/23, into the early hours of tomorrow, 10/12/2023. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 10/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Dec 2023 14:06
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible this afternoon, 09/12/23.
Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated this evening, 09/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2023 08:47
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until this evening and rise again following the rainfall on Saturday morning.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated this evening, 08/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2023 01:19
River Amber
River levels have risen at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is imminent. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the weekend. We expect river levels to remain high.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 09:20 on 08/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Dec 2023 19:12
River Amber
River levels are high but beginning to fall at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
No significant rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue falling overnight into Wednesday 06/12/23. Further heavy rainfall is expected on Thursday, 07/12/23. 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.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 06/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Dec 2023 14:00
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall and snowmelt. We expect river levels to begin falling later today. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
No further significant rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 20:00 on 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Dec 2023 08:09
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 14:00 on 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2023 19:52
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall and some snow melt. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 20:01
River Amber
River levels have reacted at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 22/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 11:29
River Amber
River levels have reacted at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 36 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated this evening, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 11:12
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of Storm NAME. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 36 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated this evening, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 13:47
River Amber
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 08:20
River Amber
River levels have risen but are steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, including the Hurt Arms Public House, the A6, the Post Office, and Derby Road. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 22/02/2022. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon at 15:45, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 02:41
River Amber
River levels have risen but are steady at the Matlock river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, including the Hurt Arms Public House, the A6, the Post Office, and Derby Road. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 22/02/2022. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Avoid contact with flood water 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 20 Feb 2022 18:23
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin 20:00 on 20/02/22. River levels are expected to remain high overnight. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next few hours with showers expected overnight. We expect river levels to rise and remain high overnight on 20/02/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Dec 2021 07:54
River Amber
River levels have risen at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible this morning, 09/12/2021. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until this evening, 09/12/2021.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Feb 2020 21:44
River Amber
River levels remain high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow morning 25/02/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Feb 2020 17:13
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until this evening 24/02/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Feb 2020 09:12
River Amber
River levels have fallen at the Wingfield Park river gauge, however, we expect river levels to rise again early this afternoon. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains and flooding of properties is possible.
Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 24/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2020 21:26
River Amber
River levels are high but steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of rainfall this morning and further rainfall forecast overnight. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 24/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2020 13:47
River Amber
River levels are rising at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible to begin from approximately 14:30 today, 23/02/2020. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further rainfall is forecast tomorrow morning, 24/02/2020. We expect river levels to remain high until early this evening.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water.
This message will be updated this evening, 23/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 02:10
River Amber
River levels have fallen at the Wingfield Park river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please be aware flood alerts may still be in force. This message will be updated in the morning, 17/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 21:39
River Amber
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610 Riversdale Road. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. River levels are falling, but may still pose a flood risk. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 17/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 13:14
River Amber
River levels remain high and steady at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high overnight. 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.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 04:50
River Amber
River levels have risen at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible from 05:00 today, 16/02/2020. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road. Further significant rainfall is forecast over the next 4 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents. This message will be updated in 12 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 19:54
River Amber
River levels have risen at the Wingfield Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible tonight, 09/02/2020 and into tomorrow morning, 10/02/2020. Areas most at risk are Ambergate, along the A610, Riversdale Road. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow morning 10/02/2020. Further rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 10/02/2020, or as the situation changes.