Flood Warning Info - River Derwent at Ambaston
Area Description
River Derwent at Ambaston including Main Street, Mere Beck and Meadow Court.
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.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
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Flood Warning History
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2023 12:38
River Derwent
"River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ambaston.
No further rainfall is forecast today. We expect river levels to remain high until later this evening 22/10/23.
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 avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by this evening, 22/10/23, or as the situation changes."
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2023 02:48
River Derwent
River levels are high but steady at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ambaston.
No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until 12:00 on 23/10/2023.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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 22:30 on 22/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 12:21
River Derwent
River levels have reacted at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ambaston.
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 08:50
River Derwent
River levels are rising at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are Ambaston.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 36 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 23/10/23.
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 call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated this evening, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes."
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 04:22
River Derwent
River levels are rising at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall (Storm Babet). Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 05:00 and 07:00 today, 21/10/23. Areas most at risk are Ambaston.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 00:00 on 22/10/23.
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 avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00 today, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Nov 2019 01:25
River Derwent
River levels have risen at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ambaston. Further light rainfall is forecast this afternoon, 09/11/2019. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today. 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 avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated later this morning, 09/11/2019, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Nov 2019 16:03
River Derwent
River levels have risen at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected approximately from 17:30 today, 08/11/19.
Areas most at risk are Ambaston.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please move family, pets and cars to safety 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