Flood Warning Info - River Roch at Littleborough

Area Description

Areas from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. Including properties in the vicinity of Todmorden Rd, Calderbrook Road, the cricket ground, Church Street and adjacent roads and Canal Street.
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 20 Feb 2022 10:03
River Roch
River levels are forecast to rise on the River Roch due to recent heavy rainfall. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Roch, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around those from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive from 10:00 AM on 20/02/2022. We will continue to monitor the forecast. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated by 11:00 AM on 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 10:44
River Roch
River levels are rising as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible today, 20/01/21. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for those from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated tomorrow, Thursday 21st January or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 04:27
River Roch
River levels are forecast to rise rapidly as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible between 05:00 and 12:00 today, 20/01/21. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for those from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. We expect river levels to peak at 07:45 on 20/01/21. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 10:06
River Roch
River levels have risen rapidly as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for those from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the 9th February 2020. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 8 Nov 2019 00:00
River Roch
River levels have peaked at the Littleborough gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Rainfall is forecast to clear from around 2am on Friday morning. River levels have fallen below the flood alert level however, we are keeping the flood warning out as a precaution. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the situation. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with current advice. This message will be updated as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 7 Nov 2019 14:53
River Roch
River levels are rising rapidly as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding to properties is expected on 07/11/2019. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for those from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. Further rainfall is forecast over throughout this evening and into the early hours of 08/11/2019. We expect river levels to peak at 9:00pm on 07/11/2019. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated as the situation changes.