Flood Warning issued on 2 Nov 2020 03:35
River Lune
River levels have risen at the Skerton Weir river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall overnight. Consequently, flooding could occur between 04:45 and 06:30 on 02/11/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 17:30
River Lune
River levels remain high at Skerton Weir as a result of Storm Ciara. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Affected areas include low lying land and paths next to the River Lune from the M6 to the Lune Aqueduct including Halton Training Camp, Riverside Park Industrial Estate and Lansil Way. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today, 09/02/2020. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 11:07
River Lune
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.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Nov 2017 21:50
River Lune
Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue through this evening and into Thursday morning. The River Lune at Skerton Pool has risen in response to this recent heavy rainfall and is forecast to go through the flood warning threshold in the early hours of Thursday morning. We will continue to monitor through the night and will update if the situation changes.