Flood Alert Info - Ribble estuary west of Preston
Area Description
Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
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 18 Oct 2024 16:15
Ribble Estuary
High tides and forecast weather conditions overnight may lead to flooding.
The highest tide level is expected to be at 12:42 AM on 19/10/2024 and flooding is possible 2 hours either side of this time.
Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
The following high tide at 13:05 PM on 19/10/2024 is not expected to reach flood alert level.
We are closely monitoring the situation and checking flood defences.
Be careful along footpaths and roads and do not drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 07:30 AM on 19/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Oct 2024 07:21
Ribble Estuary
High tides and forecast weather conditions throughout the morning may lead to flooding.
The highest tide level is expected to be at 12:25 PM on 18/10/2024 and will not reach flood alert level. The tide at 12:42 AM on 19/10/2024 is expected to reach flood warning level. Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of this time.
Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
Further flooding is possible on 19/10/2024 due to higher than normal tides and weather conditions.
We are closely monitoring the situation and checking flood defences.
Be careful along footpaths and roads and do not drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 6:00 PM on 18/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Oct 2024 15:47
Ribble Estuary
High tides and forecast weather conditions overnight may lead to flooding.
The highest tide level is expected to be at 11:59 PM on 17/10/2024. Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of this time.
Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
Further flooding is possible on 18/10/2024 due to higher than normal tides and weather conditions.
We are closely monitoring the situation and checking flood defences.
Be careful along footpaths and roads and do not drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 7:30 AM on 18/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Aug 2024 16:05
Ribble Estuary
High tides, strong winds and large waves overnight may lead to flooding.
Highest tide level is expected to be at Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End at 2:00 AM on 22/08/2024. Flooding is possible 3 hours either side of this time.
Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
We do not expect to see similar impacts from the high tide tomorrow afternoon.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.
This message will be updated by 8:00 AM on 22/08/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Apr 2024 08:33
Ribble Estuary
Strong north-westerly winds will coincide with the high spring tide at midday today (Tuesday 09/04/2024).
Flooding of low lying land and roads is expected between 11:00 and 13:00.
Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
Plan driving routes to coastal roads, which may be flooded, and avoid walking along low lying footpaths adjacent to the estuary.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on Tuesday 09/04/2024, or as the situation changes.
Higher than normal tides are expected until Thursday 11/04/2024. Further alerts or warnings may be issued.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Sep 2023 15:25
Ribble Estuary
This Flood Alert is in force for the high tide forecast at 1:00am on Sunday 01/10/2023. Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End. With high spring tides, this situation is likely to be repeated for every high tide from now until Monday 02/10/2023. We are liaising with emergency services and local authorities. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Please be careful along riverside footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. This message will be updated by 8:00am on 01/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Feb 2022 07:04
Ribble Estuary
This Flood Alert has been issued due to the high tide and waves forecast at 01:00 PM on 18/02/2022, with impacts possible for two hours before and after this time.
Storm Eunice is forecast to bring strong winds, large waves and spray overtopping on the coast.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
We will re-issue alerts/warnings if necessary and our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences.
Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.
Plan driving routes to coastal roads, which may be flooded.
We do not expect to see similar impacts for tomorrow's high tides, 19/02/2022. We are, however, expecting higher than normal tides at midday on Sunday, 20/02/2022, and as a result we may issue further alerts/warnings.
This message will be updated by 03:00 PM on 18/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2021 15:16
Ribble Estuary
As a result of high spring tides and strong winds, tides will be at their highest overnight at 12:01 AM on 07/11/2021.
Areas most at risk include Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.
Highest tide level is expected to be at Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End at 12:01 AM on 07/11/2021. Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of this time.
We will continue to monitor levels closely.
Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.
This message will be updated by 06:30 AM on 07/11/2021, or as the situation changes.