Flood Warning Info - River Soar at Cotes and Loughborough Moors
Area Description
River Soar at Cotes and Loughborough Moors including farms around Loughborough Moors.
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 7 Jan 2025 20:28
River Soar
River levels remain high, but are beginning to fall at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Cotes, Loughborough Moors and Quorn, including the B675 Quorn to Barrow Upon Soar road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please seek specialist advice before cleaning or repairing after flood damage, avoid contact with flood water and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
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 issued on 7 Jan 2025 12:26
River Soar
River levels remain high, but are beginning to fall at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Cotes, Loughborough Moors and Quorn, including the B675 Quorn to Barrow Upon Soar road.
No significant rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today, 07/01/25, 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 seek specialist advice before cleaning or repairing after flood damage, avoid contact with flood water and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by this evening on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 01:55
River Soar
River levels are rising at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Cotes, Loughborough Moors and Quorn, including the B675 Quorn to Barrow Upon Soar road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today, 07/01/25.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 11:00 on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 17:27
River Soar
"River levels are rising at the Pillings Lock river gauge. Consequently, flooding of property and farmland is expected to begin today 06/01/25 from 18:30 until 08/01/25. Areas most at risk are Cotes, Loughborough Moors and Quorn, including the B675 Quorn to Barrow Upon Soar road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 08/01/25.
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 1am, 07/01/2025, or as the situation changes"
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 14:50
River Soar
River levels remain high at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Cotes, Loughborough Moors and Quorn, including the B675 Quorn to Barrow Upon Soar road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 04/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 04:10
River Soar
River levels are rising sharply at the Pillings Lock river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible. Areas most at risk are Cotes, Loughborough Moors and Quorn, including the B675 Quorn to Barrow Upon Soar road.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services.
This message will be updated by 10:30 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.