Flood Warning Info - River Soar at Cossington Village

River Soar at Cossington Village

River Soar at Cossington Village including Syston Road.

This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.

Current Flood Warning Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Warning

The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.

Flood Warning History

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.

Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 19:55

River Soar

River levels are high, but are beginning to fall at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property continues. Areas most at risk are Cossington, including Cossington Grange, Cossington Mill, Old Mill areas and Cossington Meadows Nature Reserve. Further light rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high, but continue to fall over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map. This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow morning, 08/01/25, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 10:41

River Soar

River levels are high, but are beginning to fall at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property continues during Tuesday 07/01/25. Areas most at risk are Cossington, including Cossington Grange, Cossington Mill, Old Mill areas and Cossington Meadows Nature Reserve. No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high, but continue to fall over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please take photographs of any flood damage, seek specialist advice before cleaning or repairing after flood damage and avoid contact with flood water. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map. This message will be updated this evening on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 22:44

River Soar

River levels are rising at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected from 23:00 today, 06/01/25. Areas most at risk are Cossington, including Cossington Grange, Cossington Mill, Old Mill areas and Cossington Meadows Nature Reserve. No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high throughout tomorrow, 07/01/25 We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map. This message will be updated by 07:00 on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 19:14

River Soar

River levels have risen at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall on a saturated catchment. Consequently, flooding of property roads and farmland is possible overnight, 03/01/24. Areas most at risk are Cossington, including Cossington Grange, Cossington Mill, Old Mill areas and Cossington Meadows Nature Reserve. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 tomorrow morning, 04/01/24 , or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 11:36

River Soar

River levels have risen at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall on a saturated catchment. Consequently, flooding of property roads and farmland is possible today, 03/01/24. Areas most at risk are Cossington, including Cossington Grange, Cossington Mill, Old Mill areas and Cossington Meadows Nature Reserve. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 this afternoon, 03/01/24 , or as the situation changes.