Flood Warning Info - River Wreake at Asfordby
Area Description
River Wreake at Asfordby including areas around the Wash Stones, Lakeside Lodge and The Valley.
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 12:54
River Wreake
River levels remain high at the Melton Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding to property remains. Areas most at risk are Asfordby, and Asfordby Valley, including Station Road.
No significant rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. However, we expect river levels to remain high on Tuesday, 07/01/25 and over the next 24 hours with a risk of further rises due to water draining upstream catchment areas.
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 this evening, 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 00:14
River Wreake
River levels are rising at the Melton Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is imminent. Areas most at risk are Asfordby, and Asfordby Valley, including Station Road.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. 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 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 09:00 on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 22:57
River Wreake
River levels are rising at the Melton Park river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. Areas most at risk are Asfordby, and Asfordby Valley, including Station Road.
No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high throughout tomorrow 06/01/25,
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 08:00 on 06/01/25, or as the situation changes.