Flood Warning Info - River Cam at Henham, Newport and Littlebury

Area Description

Old Mead Road in Henham, North Hall Road in Quendon, London Road, Station Road, High Street, Bridge End, Willow Vale, Bury Water Lane, Belmont Hill and Cambridge Road in Newport, Duck Street in Wendons Ambo, Mill Lane and Walden Road in Littlebury.
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 6 Jan 2024 08:14
River Cam
River levels remain high following recent heavy rainfall in the catchment. The risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Old Mead Road in Henham, North Hall Road in Quendon, London Road, Station Road, High Street, Bridge End, Willow Vale, Bury Water Lane, Belmont Hill and Cambridge Road in Newport, Duck Street in Wendons Ambo, Mill Lane and Walden Road in Littlebury. No further rain is forecast in the next few days. Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected. We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 5pm this afternoon, Saturday 06/01/2024.


Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 17:28
River Cam
River levels remain high following heavy rainfall overnight. Flooding is possible. Areas most at risk are Old Mead Road in Henham, North Hall Road in Quendon, London Road, Station Road, High Street, Bridge End, Willow Vale, Bury Water Lane, Belmont Hill and Cambridge Road in Newport, Duck Street in Wendons Ambo, Mill Lane and Walden Road in Littlebury. No further rain is forecast in the next few days. Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected. We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 9am tomorrow morning, Saturday 06/01/2024.


Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 09:13
River Cam
River levels are rising steadily in response to heavy rainfall overnight. Flooding is possible today, Friday 05/01/24. Areas most at risk are Old Mead Road in Henham, North Hall Road in Quendon, London Road, Station Road, High Street, Bridge End, Willow Vale, Bury Water Lane, Belmont Hill and Cambridge Road in Newport, Duck Street in Wendons Ambo, Mill Lane and Walden Road in Littlebury. Further light rainfall is possible over the next 12 hours which may keep river levels high. Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected. We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 5pm this afternoon, Friday 05/01/24.


Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 23:20
River Cam
River levels are rising steadily in response to this evening's rainfall. Flooding is possible from now until tomorrow morning, 05/01/24. Areas most at risk are Old Mead Road in Henham, North Hall Road in Quendon, London Road, Station Road, High Street, Bridge End, Willow Vale, Bury Water Lane, Belmont Hill and Cambridge Road in Newport, Duck Street in Wendons Ambo, Mill Lane and Walden Road in Littlebury. Further rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours which will keep river levels high. Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected. We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 9am tomorrow, 05/01/24.


Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2020 16:09
River Cam
Levels are rising at the Ashdon rain gauge as a result of persistent rainfall throughout the day today. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect Old Mead Road in Henham, North Hall Road in Quendon, London Road, Station Road, High Street, Bridge End, Willow Vale, Bury Water Lane, Belmont Hill and Cambridge Road in Newport, Duck Street in Wendons Ambo, Mill Lane and Walden Road in Littlebury. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect levels to remain high today and tomorrow. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Saturday 5th December, or as the situation changes.