Flood Alert Info - Rivers on the Isle of Sheppey
Area Description
Scrapsgate Drain from the B2008 to the sea, through Minster and Scrapsgate and the Warden Bay Drain from Bay View to the sea, including Warden and surrounding holiday villages.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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There are no Flood Alerts currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 13 Jun 2025 16:29
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
Flooding is possible from 10:00 PM on 13/06/2025 to the early hours of Saturday morning. Flooding of roads and low lying land is possible, property flooding is not expected.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the Scrapsgate Drain/ Warden Bay Drain, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around low lying land and roads along Warden Bay Drain, within Warden Bay.
Weather conditions are expected to improve tomorrow morning and no further flooding is expected.
We are closely monitoring the situation and checking rivers for blockages.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
Don't put yourself or others at risk.
This message will be updated by 9:00 AM on 14/06/2025, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Oct 2024 08:44
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
The Flood Alert for rivers on the Isle of Sheppey remains in force due to heavy rainfall overnight.
The rainfall will clear this morning, Wednesday 09/10/2024. Flooding of roads and low-lying land close to the watercourses of Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain is still possible this afternoon especially around the time of high tide.
High tide is forecast at Sheerness at 4:00pm this afternoon 09/10/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from rivers.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and road near local watercourses and remain aware of your local situation. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 5 pm this afternoon 09/10/24.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Oct 2024 16:52
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
River levels on the Isle of Sheppey are forecast to rise this evening Tuesday 08/10/2024 due to heavy rainfall expected this afternoon and tonight.
The rainfall will clear by the early hours of tomorrow morning on Wednesday 09/10/2024. Flooding of roads and low-lying land close to the watercourses of Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain is expected between 1:30 am and 05:30 am tomorrow morning 09/10/2024.
This period of flooding is at the same time as the high tide which is forecast at Sheerness at 3:30am tomorrow morning 09/10/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from rivers.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and road near local watercourses and remain aware of your local situation. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 09:00 am tomorrow morning 09/10/24.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Mar 2024 17:10
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
River levels on the Isle of Sheppey have risen as a result of heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours. Flooding of roads and low-lying land close to the watercourses of Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain is expected between 5:00pm this evening 12 March 2024 and 9:00am tomorrow morning 13 March 2024. This period of flooding is at the same time as the high tide, which is forecast at Sheerness at 2:05am tomorrow morning 13 March 2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from rivers.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and road near local watercourses and remain aware of your local situation. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 9:00 am tomorrow morning 13 March 2024.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2024 10:06
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
River levels on the Scrapsgate and Warden bay Drains have peaked last night at around 4am and are now steady. However, river levels will remain high in the area for the next 24 hours due to potential tide-locking. No further significant rainfall is forecast.
Please continue to avoid using low lying footpaths and road near local watercourses and remain aware of your local situation.
This message will be updated by 8pm this afternoon 26/02/2024
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2024 17:20
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
River levels are forecast to rise due to heavy rainfall forecast between 5pm today and tomorrow morning, 26 February 2024.
Flooding of roads and low-lying land close to the watercourses of Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain is expected between 10pm tonight and 6am tomorrow morning.
This period of flooding is at the same time as the high tide which is forecast at Sheerness at 1:45am.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from rivers.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses and remain aware of your local situation. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 10am tomorrow morning.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Dec 2022 16:08
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels.
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Flood Alert issued on 3 Nov 2022 12:01
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
This Flood Alert has been removed.
River levels have now fallen below the level expected to cause flooding. Our incident response staff are are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from on the Scrapsgate Drain.
We will continue to monitor the river levels and re-issue this alert if necessary.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Nov 2022 07:19
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
River levels on the Isle of Sheppey are rising as a result of heavy and persistent overnight rainfall. Flooding of roads and low-lying land is expected from 09:00 today, 03/11/2022.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours, and we expect river levels to remain high throughout today.
We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are clearing trash screens across the catchment.
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 16:00 on 03/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Jun 2021 18:09
Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall this afternoon. We expect flooding to affect areas close to the river in Minster. No further heavy rainfall is forecast for today 29/06/2021. We expect river levels to remain high this evening as a result of tide locking. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required.
Please remain aware of your local situation. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 30/06/2021, or as the situation changes.