Flood Warning Info - River Swale at Helperby
Area Description
Helperby including Bridge Street, Dunroyal and Tofts Lane.
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.
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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 23 Jan 2021 10:49
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. Levels on the River Swale remain high as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads, and farmland remains possible. The level at Crakehill is falling, but is expected to remain high throughout the weekend. No further significant rain is expected in the next 24 hours. Areas most at risk are access roads at Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast and current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Jan 2021 03:09
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. Levels on the River Swale remain high as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads, and farmland remains possible. The level at Crakehill is falling, but is expected to remain high overnight and into Saturday 23/01/21. No further significant rain is expected in the next 24 hours. Areas most at risk are access roads at Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast and current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 18:59
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. Levels on the River Swale remain high as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads, and farmland remains possible. The level at Crakehill is 5.15m and is now falling, but is expected to remain high through Friday and the weekend. No further significant rain is expected in the next 24 hours. Areas most at risk are access roads at Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 10:55
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. Levels on the River Swale remain high as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads, and farmland is possible through Friday, 22/01/2021. The level at Crakehill is 5.3m and is now falling, but is expected to remain high through the afternoon. No further significant rain is expected in the next 24 hours. Areas most at risk are access roads at Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated on Friday evening, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 03:04
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. Levels on the river Swale remain high as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads, and farmland is possible overnight on Thursday, and Friday 22/01/2021. The level at Crakehill is 5.32m and is expected to remain high overnight, before falling on Friday. No further significant rain is expected in the next 24 hours. Areas most at risk are access roads at Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated on Friday morning, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 18:00
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels are rising as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. The level at Crakehill is 5.32m and rising. No further significant rainfall is expected today, Thursday 21/01/2021. Areas most at risk are properties in Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 10:12
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels are rising as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. The level at Crakehill is 5.23m and rising. No further significant rainfall is expected today, Thursday 21/01/2021. Areas most at risk are properties in Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 02:16
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels are rising as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. The level at Crakehill is 4.85m and rising. Further heavy rain is expected until Thursday morning 21/01/2021, and we expect river levels to rise accordingly. Areas most at risk are properties in Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 16:32
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby has been issued. River levels are rising as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. The level at Crakehill is 4.5m and will continue to rise for the rest of day, on Wednesday 20/02/2021. Further heavy rain is expected until Thursday 21/01/2021 and we expect river levels to rise accordingly. Areas most at risk are properties in Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours or as the situation changes
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 23:05
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels have risen as a result of recent rainfall associated with Storm Bella. The river Swale remains high at Crakehill, having peaked at 4.6m in the early hours of Monday 28/12/20. The level at the Swale at Crakehill has fallen slightly through the day, but is forecast to rise again overnight and into the early hours of Tuesday 29/12/20. We are monitoring the situation closely. This message will be updated on Tuesday morning or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 16:48
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels have risen as a result of recent rainfall associated with Storm Bella. The river Swale remains high at Crakehill, having peaked at 4.6m in the early hours of Monday 28/12/20. The level at the Swale at Crakehill has fallen slightly through the day, but is forecast to rise again overnight and into the early hours of Tuesday 29/12/20. We are monitoring the situation closely and will update this message in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 08:52
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels have risen as a result of recent rainfall associated with Storm Bella. The river Swale remains high at Crakehill, having peaked at 4.6m in the early hours of Monday morning 28/12/20, and will continue to remain high today. We are monitoring the situation closely and will update this message in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 22:09
River Swale
The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby has been issued. River levels have risen as a result of recent rainfall associated with Storm Bella. The river Swale is rising and is forecast to reach between 4.9 and 5m at Crakehill between 5:30 and 8:30 am on Monday morning 28/12/20, before slowly falling throughout Monday. We are monitoring the situation closely and will update this message in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.