Flood Alert Info - River Wansbeck
Area Description
Rivers Wansbeck, Font, Hart Burn and their tributaries.
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 7 Dec 2024 10:41
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are forecast to rise through today which may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 17:00 today 07/12/2024 and river levels will remain elevated into Sunday 08/12/2024.
Areas most at risk include riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads.
Further flooding is possible tomorrow as river levels are expected to remain high due to the prolonged rainfall.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
EA staff will begin closing the flood gates in the High Stanners and Mitford Road area from 15:00 today 07/12/2024. Properties at Wansbeck Street should operate their Property Level Protection now.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 08/12/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Oct 2024 21:01
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
Flooding of roads and low lying land is possible.
Flooding is possible overnight from 1:00 AM on 17/10/2024.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Wansbeck, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels.
Don't put yourself or others at risk.
This message will be updated by 12:00 noon on 17/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Apr 2024 14:42
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are rising on the River Wansbeck due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding is possible at riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads from 3:15 PM on 09/04/2024.
River levels are expected to peak overnight and fall tomorrow morning.
We will continue to monitor levels closely and are closing Morpeth floodgates.
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 10/04/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Dec 2023 09:05
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are peaking on the River Wansbeck from the overnight persistent rainfall and yesterday’s snowmelt. Flooding is possible to riverside footpaths, low lying land and roads from this morning (05/12/2023) throughout the day. River levels will remain high until later this afternoon - we will update you when the Morpeth flood gates can be re-opened. We will continue to monitor levels closely. 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 06:00 PM on 05/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Dec 2023 17:27
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are rising on the River Wansbeck due to persistent rainfall and snowmelt.
Flooding is possible to riverside footpaths, low lying land and roads from this afternoon (04/12/2023) until tomorrow afternoon (05/12/2023).
Further rainfall is forecast throughout the evening into Tuesday morning, therefore river levels will be elevated through tomorrow afternoon.
Please note, we will be closing the flood gates in Morpeth at 11pm tonight, 04/12/2023.
We will continue to monitor levels closely.
Please 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 09:00 AM on 05/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Oct 2023 15:28
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Oct 2023 16:06
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels remain high on the Rivers Wansbeck, Font, Hart Burn and their tributaries due to heavy rain caused by Storm Babet.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
No further rainfall is forecast over the weekend. The flood gates in Morpeth will remain closed.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 22/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Oct 2023 12:20
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels remain elevated on the Rivers Wansbeck, Font, Hart Burn and their tributaries due to heavy rain.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
Showery rainfall is forecast throughout Saturday, but this will ease overnight. No flooding of properties is expected. The flood gates in Morpeth will remain closed.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated by 4:00 PM on 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Oct 2023 21:52
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels remain elevated on the Rivers Wansbeck, Font, Hart Burn and their tributaries due to heavy rain.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
Rainfall is expected to become lighter and more intermittent overnight. The river will remain elevated. However, the Mitford dam continues to store water.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Oct 2023 16:19
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are remaining high on the River Wansbeck due to heavy rainfall. The Mitford dam is operating and storing water.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated by 09:00 PM on 20/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Oct 2023 10:50
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are forecast to rise on the River Wansbeck due to Storm Babet.
Further rain throughout the afternoon is expected to cause the river level to continue to rise throughout the afternoon and fall away in the morning.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Wansbeck, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads.
Flooding is possible at riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads from this afternoon on 20/10/2023.
Further rainfall is forecast throughout the afternoon.
We will continue to monitor levels closely.
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 04:00 PM on 20/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Oct 2023 19:25
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are forecast to rise on the River Wansbeck due to heavy rainfall caused by Storm Babet.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Wansbeck from 07:00AM on 20/10/2023 with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast throughout Friday and Saturday.
We will continue to monitor levels closely and may issue flood warnings if required.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. Properties at Wansbeck Street in Morpeth should operate their property level protection now.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 20/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Jul 2023 17:29
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
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 11:08
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
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 18 Nov 2022 10:45
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels remain high at the Morpeth river gauge due to persistent rainfall.
Consequently, flooding is possible with areas most at risk include riverside footpaths, low lying land and roads throughout today, Friday 19/11/2022.
Further rainfall is expected over the weekend, and we expect river levels to remain high.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences, clearing weed screens and flood gates at Morpeth will remain closed.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 18/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Nov 2022 17:33
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels have risen at the Morpeth river gauge due to persistent rainfall.
Consequently, flooding is possible with areas most at risk include riverside footpaths, low lying land and roads from 22:00 on Thursday, 17/11/2022.
Further rainfall is forecast to be persistent into Friday morning, 18/11/2022. We expect river levels to remain high overnight, 17/11/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences, clearing weed screens and flood gates at Morpeth have been closed on Thursday afternoon, 17/11/2022.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11:00 on 18/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Nov 2022 14:36
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels have risen at the Morpeth river gauge due to persistent rainfall.
Consequently, flooding is possible with areas most at risk include riverside footpaths, low lying land and roads from 22:00 on Thursday, 17/11/2022.
Further rainfall is forecast to be persistent into Friday morning, 18/11/2022. We expect river levels to remain high overnight, 17/11/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences, clearing weed screens and flood gates at Morpeth will be closed from 14:30, 17/11/2022.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 17/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Dec 2021 08:27
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are high on the River Wansbeck as a result of heavy rainfall overnight. Areas most at risk are riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads. There is less rainfall forecast today, 05/12/2021 however levels will remain high for most of the day before reducing.
We are closely monitoring the situation and do not currently expect to issue any Flood Warnings. We are not expecting to close Morpeth flood gates. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 16:00 this evening, 05/12/2021.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Feb 2021 15:36
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are forecast to rise as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of low lying roads and farmland is possible from 16:00 on 05/02/2021. Rain will continue through the night and levels will rise steadily. Areas most at risk are riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads including footpaths at High Stanners in Morpeth and low lying areas at East Mill. We are closely monitoring the situation and Morpeth flood gates at High Stanners will be closed this afternoon. We currently are not forecasting the need to issue flood warnings for properties in the area but levels are forecast to rise slightly higher than they got to on Wednesday, 03/02/2021. We will continue to monitor the situation through the night. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 09:00 on 06/02/2021, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Jan 2021 19:54
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are forecast to rise on the River Wansbeck and its tributaries as a result of persistent heavy rainfall today which is forecast to continue overnight and into Wednesday. Consequently, flooding of riverside footpaths and low lying land and roads is expected from 22:00 tonight, 19/01/21.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast to continue falling across the catchment for the next few days and consequently we expect river levels to remain high.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will issue Flood Warnings if necessary. Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking defences and clearing any blockages from rivers. We are closing the Morpeth flood gates.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 20/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Oct 2020 08:25
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels remain high on the River Wansbeck at the Morpeth river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall from Storm Alex.
No further rainfall is forecast and river levels will begin to fall throughout Sunday, 04/10/2020.
We are monitoring river level forecasts closely and Morpeth flood gates have been shut overnight, 04/10/2020, as a precaution. We expect to open them later today.
We do not expect to issue any flood warnings.
This message will be updated by 15:00 today, 04/10/2020 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Oct 2020 22:27
River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn
River levels are rising on the River Wansbeck at the Morpeth river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall from Storm Alex.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours and we are likely to see river levels rise through the early hours of Sunday, 04/10/2020, peaking around dawn.
We are monitoring river level forecasts closely and have operational teams on standby should we need to close the flood gates at Morpeth during the early hours of Sunday, 04/10/2020.
We do not expect to issue any flood warnings.
This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow, 04/10/2020 or as the situation changes.