Flood Warning Info - Areas near the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain
Area Description
Areas near the East and West Fen Catchwater Drains and the Maud Foster Drain.
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:
Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 24 Oct 2023 19:41
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high following rainfall associated with Storm Babet and further rainfall throughout Tuesday 24th October. Catchments are expected to react and river levels to remain high throughout the night and into Wednesday 25th October. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Oct 2023 19:54
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high following rainfall associated with Storm Babet. Further rainfall is forecast to begin overnight tonight and continue throughout tomorrow, Tuesday 24th October, with the heaviest rainfall forecast late morning. Catchments are expected to react and river levels rise throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2023 15:53
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Heavy rainfall across Lincolnshire on Friday 20th October resulted in high river levels which will remain high today, Sunday, 22nd October and for the next few days. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 13:49
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 13:27
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding. Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have. Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action, this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Jun 2019 04:36
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain. Levels are receding and are anticipated to continue to fall for today, Monday 17th June. The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads, and due to sustained high river levels we still expect low lying properties to remain affected. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. More rainfall is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday; we will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Jun 2019 16:25
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain. Levels are receding and are anticipated to continue to fall for the rest of today, Sunday 16th June. The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads, and due to sustained high river levels we still expect low lying properties to remain affected. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. More rainfall is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday; we will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Jun 2019 04:50
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain. Levels appear to be receding and are anticipated to continue to fall over today, Sunday 16th June. The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads. Due to sustained high river levels we still expect low lying properties to remain affected. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. We will be closely monitoring water levels and weather forecast and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Jun 2019 19:42
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain, levels appear to be receding and are anticipated to continue to fall overnight Saturday (15th June) and into Sunday (16th June). The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads. Due to sustained high river levels we still expect low lying properties to remain affected. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. We will be closely monitoring water levels and weather forecast and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Jun 2019 10:08
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain, but appear to be receding. The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads. Due to sustained high river levels we still expect low lying properties to remain affected. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Jun 2019 19:45
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain, but appear to be receding. The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads and due to sustained high levels we still expect properties to be affected. Low lying properties are most at risk. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Jun 2019 05:08
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Rainfall passed through yesterday Thursday 13th June. River levels remain high in the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain, but appear to be levelling. The river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads and due to sustained high levels we still expect properties to be affected. Low lying properties are most at risk. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the Emergency Services and Council. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 13 Jun 2019 13:39
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Further rainfall is forecast throughout the afternoon. This will continue to affect an already very wet catchment in areas near the East and West Fen Catchwater and ther Maud Foster Drain. The rising river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads and due to the continued rising of the rivers we expect properties to be affected. Low lying properties are most at risk. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the emergency services and council. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 13 Jun 2019 05:14
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Further rainfall is forecast throughout the morning. This will continue to affect an already very wet catchment in areas near the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain. The rising river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads and due to the continued rising of the rivers we expect properties to be affected. Low lying properties are most at risk. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the emergency services and council. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 12 Jun 2019 16:38
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Foster Drain
Heavy rain has fallen over Lincolnshire during Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday. This is causing widespread high levels. Significant further rain is forecast from now and continuing overnight. The rising river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads and due to the continued rising of the rivers we now expect properties along the East and West Fen Catchwater to be affected from late afternoon. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff are out in the area to check the flood defences, clear blockages, and assist the emergency services and council. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.