Flood Warning Info - River Roch in Rochdale

Area Description

The area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Including the Sewage works, Corporation Rd, Norman Rd, Bridgefield Street, The Esplanade, South Parade, the Bus Station, Entwisle Rd and Belfield Rd..
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

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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 01:26
River Roch
Flooding is expected for: The area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Including the Sewage works, Corporation Rd, Norman Rd, Bridgefield Street, The Esplanade, South Parade, the Bus Station, Entwisle Rd and Belfield Rd.. Immediate action required. River levels have risen as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Christoph. Consequently, flooding of property is expected. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire St and Albert Royds St. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours and we expect river levels to remain high until Friday. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated Thursday 20th January, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 06:08
River Roch
River levels have risen as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Christoph. Consequently, flooding of property is expected. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire St and Albert Royds St. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours and we expect river levels to remain high until Friday. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses, be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated this afternoon, Wednesday 20th January, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 11:23
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 the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire St and Albert Royds St. 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.