Flood Warning Info - River Aire at Birkin

Area Description

Birkin including Birkin Lane, Haddlesey Road and Roe 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.

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:
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2022 21:00
River Aire
West Holme Washlands have stopped filling, however levels remain high and so the risk of flooding to properties continues. Despite ongoing unsettled weather, we are not expecting any large rainfall totals here, or higher up the catchment over the next couple of days. Consequently, the washlands should begin to slowly drain over the next few days. We continue to closely monitor the situation. To report flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. This message will be updated by 09:00, 24/02/2022 or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2022 13:55
River Aire
West Holme Washlands have stopped filling, however levels remain high and so the risk of flooding to properties continues. Despite ongoing unsettled weather, we are not expecting any large rainfall totals here, or higher up the catchment over the next couple of days. As such, the washlands should begin to slowly drain over the next few days. We continue to closely monitor the situation. To report flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. This message will be updated by 21:00, 23/02/2022 or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2022 05:53
River Aire
Levels at West Holme Washlands rose throughout yesterday, 22/02/22, as a result of the persistent, heavy rainfall from Sunday, passing down the River Aire. Water levels are very high and at a level where there is a risk of property flooding to locations nearest the washlands throughout today. Though we expect levels in the washlands to remain high for some time, we do not expect significant increases in the levels. The weather outlook is not showing significant rainfall here, or higher up the catchment, over the next couple of days. We expect levels to begin falling overnight, into tomorrow, 23/02/2022. We are continuing to closely monitor the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and please put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 13:50, 23/02/2022, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 17:14
River Aire
Levels at West Holme Washlands rose throughout yesterday and today, 22/02/22, as a result of the persistent, heavy rainfall from Sunday, passing down the River Aire. Water levels are very high and at a level where there is a risk of property flooding to locations nearest the washlands throughout today. Though we expect levels in the washlands to remain high for some time, we do not expect significant increases in the levels. The weather outlook is not showing significant rainfall here, or higher up the catchment, over the next couple of days. We expect levels to begin falling later this evening and overnight, into tomorrow, 23/02/2022. We are continuing to closely monitor the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and please put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 01:10, 23/02/2022, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 10:19
River Aire
Levels at West Holme Washlands rose throughout the day yesterday, 21/02/2022, as a result of the persistent, heavy, rainfall from Sunday (20/2/2022) passing down the River Aire.. Water levels have increased to a level where there is a risk of property flooding to locations nearest the washlands throughout today. Though we expect levels in the washlands to remain high for some time, we do not expect significant increases in the levels and the weather outlook is not showing significant rainfall here, or higher up the catchment, over the next couple of days. We expect levels to begin falling later this afternoon and overnight, into tomorrow, 23/02/2022. We are continuing to closely monitor the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and please put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 18:20, 22/02/2022, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 19:54
River Aire
Levels at West Holme Washlands have risen throughout the day as a result of the persistent, heavy, rainfall from Sunday (20/2/2022) passing down the River Aire. Property flooding is possible from around 8:30pm this evening, 21/02/22. Water levels are increasing steadily and we expect them to rise to a level where there is an increased risk of property flooding to locations nearest the washlands, and to remain there throughout the night. No further significant rainfall is forecast in the next 24 hours and we expect the Lower River Aire to be able to start slowly falling sometime tomorrow, 22/02/22, which will allow the washlands to start to drain over the coming days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and please put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 10:35 tomorrow morning, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2020 08:58
River Aire
Levels on the River Aire continue to fall. As the lower Aire washlands remain high, we are supporting the internal drainage board with their pumping operations to reduce the risk of property flooding on Haddlesey Road. Further rainfall is expected throughout today, 21/02/2020, so river levels may rise further. Over the weekend, we expect river levels to remain high throughout the catchment. We continue to monitor the situation from our incident room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. Put your flood plan into action and stay away from flood water. This message will be updated by 17:00 on 21/02/20, or if the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2020 00:58
River Aire
Levels on the River Aire continue to fall. As the lower Aire washlands remain high, we are supporting the internal drainage board with their pumping operations to reduce the risk of property flooding on Haddlesey Road. Scattered showers are expected throughout the night with heavier rainfall expected from around midday, 21/02/20, so river and washland levels may rise further. We expect to see levels throughout the catchment remain elevated into Monday. We continue to monitor the situation from our incident room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. Put your flood plan into action and stay away from flood water. This message will be updated by 09:00 on 21/02/20, or if the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2020 17:09
River Aire
Levels on the River Aire continue to fall. As the lower Aire washlands remain high, we are supporting the internal drainage board with their pumping operations to reduce the risk of property flooding on Haddlesey Road. Scattered showers are expected throughout the rest of the day today, 20/02/20, however we do not expect a significant river level response. There is potential for further bands of rain from around midday tomorrow, 21/02/20, which may increase the risk in this area. We expect to see levels throughout the catchment remain elevated above average levels into Monday. We continue to monitor the situation from our incident room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.Put your flood plan into action and stay away from flood water. This message will be updated by 01:10 on 21/02/20, or if the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2020 08:19
River Aire
Levels on the River Aire continue to fall. As the lower Aire washlands remain high, we are supporting the internal drainage board with their pumping operations. Further unsettled weather is forecast today which will result in a rise in river levels. More widespread rainfall is expected this weekend. We continue to monitor the situation from our incident room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.Put your flood plan into action and activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. This message will be updated by 16:15 on 20/02/20, or if the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2020 00:14
River Aire
Levels on the River Aire continue to fall. As the lower Aire washlands remain high, we are supporting the internal drainage board with their pumping operations. Further unsettled weather is forecast today, with more widespread rainfall expected this weekend. We continue to monitor the situation from our incident room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. Put your flood plan into action and activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. This message will be updated by 08:30 on 20/02/20, or if the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 19 Feb 2020 15:29
River Aire
Levels on the River Aire continue to fall, however the levels in the lower Aire washlands do remain high. We are supporting the Internal Drainage Board with their pumping operations to help reduce these washland levels. Further unsettled weather is forecast from this evening (19/02/20) into Thursday, whilst more widespread rainfall is expected across the weekend. We are still monitoring the situation closely from our Incident Room and will do so into next week currently. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 00:30 on 20/02/20, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 19 Feb 2020 07:19
River Aire
The risk of flooding to properties on Haddlesey Road remains as there were reports of gardens flooding in this location during Tuesday, 18/02/2020. Although levels on the River Aire are gradually falling, the levels in the lower Aire washlands will remain high over today and tomorrow (Wednesday 19/02/20 and Thursday 20/02/20). We are supporting the Internal Drainage Board with their pumping operations in this location to help to reduce the levels. Further unsettled weather is forecast from Wednesday evening into Thursday and we will be monitoring the situation closely from our Incident Room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 15:30 on 19/02/20, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 18 Feb 2020 23:47
River Aire
The risk of flooding to properties on Haddlesey Road remains as there were reports of gardens flooding in this location during Tuesday, 18/02/2020. Although levels on the River Aire are gradually falling, the levels in the lower Aire washlands will remain high over the next two days (Wednesday 19/02/20 and Thursday 20/02/20). We are supporting the Internal Drainage Board with their pumping operations in this location to help to reduce the levels. Further unsettled weather is forecast from Wednesday evening into Thursday and we will be monitoring the situation closely from our Incident Room. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 07:50 on 19/02/20, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 18 Feb 2020 15:33
River Aire
We are issuing this warning as there is a risk to properties on Haddlesey Road, we have received reports of gardens flooding in this location. River levels in the River Aire are gradually falling, however, levels in the lower Aire washlands will remain high over the next 2 days (18/02/20 and 19/02/20). Scattered showers are forecast over the next 24 hours. We do not expect the river level to respond significantly to this additional rainfall. To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are supporting the Internal Drainage Board with their pumping operations in this location to help to reduce the levels. We are closely monitoring the situation from our Incident Room. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and put your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 23:35 on 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.