Flood Alert Info - Tyne and Wear coastal rivers

Tyne and Wear coastal rivers

Coastal rivers within Tyneside and Wearside from Brier Dene to Castle Eden Burn.

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.

Current Flood Alert Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Alert

The orange highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Alert.

Flood Alert History

Number of historic Flood Alerts that have previously been recorded for this area.

Historical Flood Alerts for this Area

Flood Alert

Flood Alert issued on 8 Jul 2023 17:36

Brier Dene Burn, Castle Eden 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

Flood Alert issued on 8 Jul 2023 11:31

Brier Dene Burn, Castle Eden 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.