Flood Warning Info - River Welland in Stamford

Heavy rain over the past week in the River Welland catchment has fallen onto already saturated ground. This has caused the River Welland to rise. Low lying areas near to the River Welland in Stamford are already flooded. No significant further rainfall is forecast. 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 online and on FloodLine by 16:00 on 6th January, or before if the situation changes.

Heavy rain has fallen over the River Welland catchment. This has caused the River Welland to rise and low lying areas near to the River Welland in Stamford are already flooded. Further rainfall is expected overnight tonight (Thursday 4th Jan) into tomorrow morning which will cause river levels to remain high.  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 online and on FloodLine by 18:00 on 05/01/24, or before if the situation changes.

Heavy rain has fallen over the River Welland catchment. This has caused the River Welland to rise and is forecast to continue to rise through the evening. Low lying areas near to the River Welland in Stamford are already flooded and we now expect properties in Stamford to be affected this afternoon onwards. No further heavy rainfall is forecast, however river levels are expected to remain high. 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 online and on FloodLine by 16:00 on 04/01/24, or before if the situation changes.

Heavy rain has fallen across the River Welland catchment over the past few days, with further rain expected overnight, Saturday 26th December. River levels have peaked upstream and flood water is still making its way down the catchment. As a result of this, we are expecting properties in Stamford to continue to be affected over the weekend, 26/27th December. Low lying properties near the river are most at risk. Stay safe, and be aware of your local surroundings. Avoid riverside paths and please stay away from river embankments and flood water. We are monitoring the situation, and have staff in the area checking flood defences, clearing blockages, and assisting the Emergency Services and Council. This message will be updated again on Sunday, 27th December, or as the situation changes.

Heavy rain has fallen across the River Welland catchment over the past few days however drier conditions are expected for the rest of today, Friday 25th December. River levels have peaked upstream and flood water is still making its way down the catchment. As a result we are expecting properties in Stamford to continue to be affected. Levels are expected to start receding overnight however there is more rain due on Sunday and Monday. Low lying properties near the river are most at risk. Stay safe, and aware of your local surroundings. Avoid riverside paths and please stay away from river embankments and flood water. We are monitoring the situation, and have staff in the area checking flood defences, clearing blockages, and assisting the Emergency Services and Council. This message will be updated again on Saturday, 26th December, or as the situation changes.

Heavy rain has been falling on the River Welland catchment over the past few days. The rising river levels have already caused flooding of low lying land and roads in the Welland Catchment, and due to the deteriorating weather conditions we now expect properties around Stamford to be affected from the early morning on Friday 25th December onwards. Low lying properties near the river are most at risk. The river is forecast to continue to rise and the impacts are likely to last through Friday. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings, and avoid contact with flood water. Avoid riverside paths and please stay away from river embankments. 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 during Friday, 25th December, or as the situation changes.