Flood Warning Info - River Idle at Bawtry including the A631 Bawtry Bridge

River Idle at Bawtry including the A631 Bawtry Bridge

River Idle at Bawtry including the A631 Bawtry Bridge and properties near the river on Church Street.

This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.

Current Flood Warning Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Warning

The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.

Flood Warning History

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

Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 24 Oct 2023 15:56

River Idle

River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Mattersey river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Bawtry and the A631 is likely to be impassable. Further showers are expected over the next three days. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the week. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded and take photographs of any flood damage. This message will be updated by 16:00 on 25/10/2023, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 23 Oct 2023 19:43

River Idle

River levels are forecast to remain high at the Mattersey river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Bawtry and the A631 is likely to be impassable. Further rain is expected tomorrow (24/10/23), with showers expected on Wednesday and Thursday. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the week. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded and take photographs of any flood damage. This message will be updated by 04:00 on 24/10/2023 or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 23 Oct 2023 09:35

River Idle

River levels are forecast to rise at the Mattersey river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Bawtry and the A631 is likely to be impassable. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the week. Further rainfall is forecast for Tuesday, 24/10/2023. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded and take photographs of any flood damage. This message will be updated this evening on 23/10/2023, or as the situation changes.