Flood Warning Info - River Soar at Sharnford including Croft Mill

Area Description

River Soar at Sharnford including Croft Mill and the Leicester Road with Coventry Road junction.
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 9 Feb 2024 08:41
River Soar
"River levels are high at the Sharnford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible. Areas most at risk are Sharnford, including Leicester Road Bridge, Sharnford Village, Soar Mill and Croft. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 17:00 on 09/02/24, or as the situation changes. "


Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 02:00
River Soar
River levels are rising at the Sharnford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected from 04:00 today 09/02/24. Areas most at risk are Sharnford, including Leicester Road Bridge, Sharnford Village, Soar Mill and Croft. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Sunday 11/02/24. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 10:00 on 09/02/24, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 16:54
River Soar
River levels are rising at the Sharnford river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible imminently. Areas most at risk are Sharnford, including Leicester Road Bridge, Sharnford Village, Soar Mill and Croft. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 01:00 on 03/01/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 08:21
River Soar
River levels are rising at the Sharnford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible. Areas most at risk are Sharnford, including Leicester Road Bridge, Sharnford Village, Soar Mill and Croft. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. 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. This message will be updated this afternoon, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.