Flood Warning Info - River Wyre at Tarnacre

Area Description

Area to the north of the River Wyre downstream of Ainspool covering properties on Tarnacre Lane and Ainspool Lane.
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 2 Nov 2020 05:08
River Wyre
River levels are high but steady at the Kirkland Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains for the area to the north of the River Wyre downstream of Ainspool covering properties on Tarnacre Lane and Ainspool Lane. We expect river levels to begin falling at 07:00 on 02/11/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near rivers and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 1 Nov 2020 22:10
River Wyre
River levels have risen at the Kirkland Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible between 22:00 today 01/11/20, and 03:00 tomorrow, 02/11/20. Flooding is expected to affect the area to the north of the River Wyre downstream of Ainspool covering properties on Tarnacre Lane and Ainspool Lane We expect river levels to remain high until 08:00 on 02/11/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 02/11/20, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 08:58
River Wyre
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall from Storm Ciara. River levels are expected to remain high until later today, 09/02/2020. We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident room is open.