Flood Alert Info - River Leven
Area Description
River Leven and tributaries from its source downstream to the River Tees.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 10 Oct 2024 08:42
River Leven
River levels will remain elevated as a result of the persistent rainfall yesterday and overnight.
Flooding continues to be possible throughout the day of 10/10/2024.
Flooding may affect locations near the River Leven, with low lying land and roads and riverside footpaths expected to be most affected.
Further light rainfall is forecast throughout the day.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 17:00 PM on 10/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Oct 2024 16:23
River Leven
Levels on the River Leven remain high due to today’s heavy and persistent rainfall.
Flooding continues to be possible throughout the evening of 09/10/2024 and overnight.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Leven, with low lying land and roads and riverside footpaths expected to be most affected.
Further rainfall is forecast throughout the evening.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 10/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Oct 2024 12:30
River Leven
Rising river levels this afternoon may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 12:30 PM on 09/10/2024.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Leven, with low lying land and roads and riverside footpaths expected to be most affected.
Further rainfall is forecast throughout the afternoon.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 6:00 PM on 09/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Sep 2024 14:57
River Leven
River levels are falling on the River Leven at Stokesley but remain high.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels. The Stokesley penstocks will remain closed.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated by 15:00 PM on 28/09/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Sep 2024 08:28
River Leven
River levels have peaked on the River Leven at Stokesley this morning and are now falling. However river levels remain high.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels. The Stokesley penstocks will remain closed.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated by 15:00 PM on 27/09/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Sep 2024 12:54
River Leven
River levels have risen on the River Leven at Stokesley due to this morning’s heavy rain which will continue throughout today.
Areas most at risk include riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads, where flooding is possible from 12:30 PM, 26/09/2024.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels. The Stokesley penstocks have been closed and the diversion channel is now active.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated by 17:00 PM on 26/09/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 May 2024 18:18
River Leven
River levels have risen on the River Leven at Stokesley due to today’s heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk include riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads, where flooding is possible throughout Wednesday evening and overnight.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels. The Stokesley penstocks have been closed and the diversion channel will remain active overnight.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 23/05/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Jul 2023 17:28
River Leven
There have been some heavy showers this afternoon (Saturday 8th July) in the North East Area, but the potential for further heavy, possibly thundery, showers remains this evening and through the night which could bring high isolated totals. There is low confidence in the exact location and distribution of the heaviest showers but where they do fall there will be a particular risk of surface water impacts in urban areas and the potential for a fluvial response in rapidly responding catchments. Therefore, the Flood Alert will remain in force overnight and we will provide a further update tomorrow morning.
We are not currently expecting to issue any Flood Warnings but we are closely monitoring the situation and will issue any Flood Warnings if required.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Jul 2023 11:23
River Leven
This message has been issued proactively ahead of heavy thundery showers that are forecast to move across the region between 11am and 12 midnight today (Sat 8th July) with the potential to bring high isolated totals.
There is low confidence in the exact location and distribution of the heaviest showers but where they do fall there will be a particular risk of surface water impacts in urban areas and the potential for a fluvial response in rapidly responding catchments.
We are not currently expecting to issue any Flood Warnings but we are closely monitoring the situation and will issue any Flood Warnings if required. This message will be updated this evening or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Jan 2021 11:50
River Leven
River levels remain high on the River Leven as a result of heavy rainfall which has fallen since Tuesday 19/01/21. The heavy rain has now cleared the area but there may be further showers this morning, Thursday 21/01/21. Levels have now peaked but will remain high throughout today and consequently flooding of riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads is expected to continue.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking defences and clearing any blockages from rivers. Due to levels remaining high on the River Leven and impacts from snow, the Stokesley penstock will remain closed today, Thursday 21/01/2021. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 16:30 on 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Jan 2021 09:10
River Leven
River levels remain high on the River Leven as a result of heavy rainfall which has fallen since Tuesday 19/01/21. The heavy rain has now cleared the area but there may be further showers this morning, Thursday 21/01/21. Levels have now peaked but will remain high throughout today and consequently flooding of riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads is expected to continue.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking defences and clearing any blockages from rivers. The Stokesley penstock will be reopened this morning. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 16:30 on 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Jan 2021 18:47
River Leven
River levels are high on the River Leven as a result of heavy rainfall yesterday and today, 20/01/20. Further rainfall is forecast to continue falling across the catchment this evening, and therefore we expect river levels to rise further until the early hours of Thursday morning 21/01/20. Flooding of riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads is expected to continue this evening into Thursday morning. We are closely monitoring the situation and will issue Flood Warnings if necessary.
Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking defences, clearing any blockages from rivers and closing Stokesley penstock. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 09:30 on 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Jan 2021 17:26
River Leven
Over the last 12 hours, river levels on the River Leven have been high as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. There is further rainfall forecast this evening and further snowmelt is also likely. This may result in a slight increase of river levels overnight, peaking at around 04:00 12/01/21.
We do not expect to have to issue any flood warnings with the current forecast, but we are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have closed the penstocks upstream of Stokesley and the diversion channel is in operation.
Areas most at risk are riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads. Therefore, please avoid using low lying footpaths and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 12/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Oct 2020 17:41
River Leven
Levels on the River Leven have risen as a result of heavy rainfall in the area. Consequently, flooding of riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads is possible from 18:00 today, 13/10/2020.
We expect river levels to remain high all evening, though we do not expect to issue any warnings.
We are closely monitoring the situation and the Stokesley Diversion Channel is now in operation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 10:00 on 14/10/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Aug 2020 15:53
River Leven
River levels on the River Leven remain high as a result of heavy rainfall through Thursday night and into Friday morning, 28/08/2020. Although high levels will continue into the evening, they are not expected to rise much further and flood warnings will not be required.
The Stokesley Penstock will be re-opened on Saturday morning, and we have operational teams on standby through the night.
We will continue to monitor the situation.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow, 29/08/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Aug 2020 08:53
River Leven
River levels have risen on the River Leven as a result of heavy rainfall throughout last night, 27/08/2020. River levels are expected to remain high today, 28/08/2020, as a result of further rainfall this morning.
The Stokesley Flood Diversion channel is also likely to be operated to reduce risk to the town and have operational teams ready to respond. We will continue to monitor the situation through the day today and issue any flood warnings that may be required.
This message will be updated by 16:00 today, 28/08/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Aug 2020 20:39
River Leven
River levels are forecast to rise on the River Leven as a result of heavy rainfall through Thursday night and into Friday morning, 28/08/2020. We are likely to see river levels rise through the early hours of Friday and continue to rise further down the catchment throughout the day.
The Stokesley Flood Diversion channel is also likely to operate to reduce risk to the town and we will have operational teams on standby through the night.
We will continue to monitor the situation through the night and issue any flood warnings that may be required.
This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow, 28/08/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 08:07
River Leven
River levels have risen on the River Leven overnight as a result of heavy rainfall from Storm Dennis. Consequently, river levels will remain high throughout this morning, 16/02/2020.
No flood warnings are expected to be issued. However, flooding of low lying land and roads may be possible in areas downstream of Stokesley. 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 closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking defences.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Nov 2019 14:05
River Leven
River levels remain high at the Stokesley Upstream river gauge as a result of prolonged rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible throughout Thursday afternoon, 28/11/19. Areas most at risk are riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads around Stokesley. There is very little further rain forecast and so we expect river levels to recede later this afternoon. We are closely monitoring the situation and do not expect to issue any flood warnings. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers. This message will be updated by 20:00 on 28/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Nov 2019 08:38
River Leven
River levels have risen overnight at the Stokesley Upstream river gauge as a result of prolonged rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible throughout Thursday, 28/11/19. Areas most at risk are riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads around Stokesley. Further showers are forecast until midday on Thursday and we expect river levels to remain high until late Thursday afternoon. We are closely monitoring the situation and do not expect to issue any flood warnings. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers. This message will be updated by 15:00 on 28/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Nov 2019 20:16
River Leven
River levels are forecast to rise at the Stokesley Upstream river gauge as a result of prolonged overnight rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 23:00 Wednesday, 27/11/19, into the early hours of Thursday morning. Areas most at risk are riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads around Stokesley. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours and we expect river levels to remain high until late Thursday afternoon. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers. This message will be updated by 10:00 on 28/11/19, or as the situation changes.