Flood Warning Info - River Erewash at Ilkeston
Area Description
River Erewash at Ilkeston including the Depot and Viaduct at Cossall Common and Ilkeston Junction.
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 6 Jan 2025 17:27
River Erewash
River levels are high but steady at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow melt. Flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday on 07/01/25.
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 and move family, pets and cars to safety. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 23:00, 06/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 06:31
River Erewash
River levels have risen at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow melt. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is imminent.
Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday on 07/01/25.
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.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 15:00 this afternoon, 06/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 23:31
River Erewash
River levels have peaked and have started to fall at the Shipley Gate river gauge. However, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road. 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 08:00 am on 10/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 19:33
River Erewash
River levels have peaked and have started to fall at the Shipley Gate river gauge. However, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
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 plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
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 08:01
River Erewash
River levels are high but steady at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels have peaked and will remain steady, with no further rise forecasted.
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 plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on 09/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Feb 2024 23:19
River Erewash
"River levels are rising at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and farmland is expected to begin around 00:00 midnight tonight 08/02/2024, and last until tomorrow evening, 09/02/2024. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Saturday 10/02/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and clearing weed screens.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water. Avoid contact with flood water
This message will be updated by 08:00 on 09/02/2024, or as the situation changes."
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 07:56
River Erewash
River levels are high but steady at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
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 15:00 this afternoon, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 23:41
River Erewash
River levels are high but steady at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
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 08:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 19:04
River Erewash
River levels are high at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace 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 03:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 10:03
River Erewash
River levels are high at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace 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 22:08
River Erewash
River levels are rising at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible to begin between 00:00 and 04:00 tomorrow, 02/01/24. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace 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 4 Dec 2023 20:34
River Erewash
River levels are high but steady at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace 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 tomorrow morning, 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2023 16:42
River Erewash
River levels are rising at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall and some snow melt. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace 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 21:00 on 04/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2023 13:34
River Erewash
"River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Pinxton river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
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 04:06
River Erewash
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shipley Gate river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Illkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
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 21:25
River Erewash
River levels have reacted at the Pinxton river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further 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 avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 22/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 00:08
River Erewash
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Pinxton river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 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 avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow morning, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 07:23
River Erewash
"River levels are forecast to rise at the Pinxton river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 06:45 and 7:45 today, 20/10/23. Areas most at risk are Ilkeston including Station Street and Furnace Road.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 06:00 on 21/10/23.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
This message will be updated 14:30 20/10/23"