Flood Warning Info - River Ribble at Settle, beside the River Ribble at Settle between Christies High Mill and A65

Area Description

Including schools adjacent to Settle Bridge, Mill Close, Sowarth Field Ind Est, Station Road and Sandholme Close.
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

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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning issued on 2 Nov 2020 04:56
River Ribble
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Penny Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing around low lying land along the River Ribble at Settle including schools adjacent to Settle Bridge, Mill Close, Sowarth Field Industrial Estate, Station Road and Sandholme Close River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near rivers and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 2 Nov 2020 00:27
River Ribble
River levels have risen at the Penny Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Flooding is expected to affect low lying land along the River Ribble at Settle including schools adjacent to Settle Bridge, Mill Close, Sowarth Field Industrial Estate, Station Road and Sandholme Close. We expect river levels to remain high until 06:00 on 02/11/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 02/11/20, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2020 22:28
River Ribble
River levels have risen at the Penny Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from 23:00. This includes low lying land along the River Ribble at Settle including schools adjacent to Settle Bridge, Mill Close, Sowarth Field Industrial Estate, Station Road and Sandholme Close. We expect river levels to rise until midnight tonight 21/02/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 22/02/20, or as the situation changes.