Areas at risk include properties adjacent to the river Irk from Cheetham Hill Junction to Victoria Station. This includes Collyhurst Road, Roger Street and Scotland Bridge
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This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
We have only been collating detailed flood messages since May 2017.
Each Flood Warning may have multiple updates. The messages listed below may therefore be greater than the number of alerts detailed in the Flood Warning table above.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Mar 2019 15:40
River Irk
River levels have risen rapidly as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible throughout Saturday 16th March. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties adjacent to the River Irk.
Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood updates 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 as the situation changes.