River Idle at West Retford and Ordsall including Works nearby the Belmoor Lake, the Industrial Estate and West Field.
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The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.
River Idle
River levels are high but steady at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of property flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until tonight, Wednesday 08/01/2025. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map. This message will be updated by 16:00 today, 08/01/2025, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are rising at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 23:00 today, 07/01/25, and 01:00 tomorrow, 08/01/25. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 09/01/25. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map. This message will be updated by tomorrow morning, 08/01/25, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are rising at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 21:00 and 23:30 today, 08/01/25. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsoll, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 09/01/25. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water. To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map. This message will be updated by tomorrow morning, 08/01/25, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Henk. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday 05/01/24. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with floodwater. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded. This message will be updated by 18:00 today, 05/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are high but steady at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Henk. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday 05/01/24. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with floodwater. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded. This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow, 05/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are high and continue to rise at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Henk. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday 05/01/24. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with floodwater. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded. This message will be updated by 20:00 tonight, 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are high and continue to rise at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Henk. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with floodwater. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded. This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow, 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are high and rising at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm HENK. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services. Contact your insurance company if you've been flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are rising at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm HENK. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 06:00 and 09:00 today, 03/01/2024. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsoll, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services. This message will be updated by 13:00 this afternoon, 03/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels are rising at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 23:00 and 00:00 today, 02/01/24. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsoll, including Goosemoor Lane. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services. This message will be updated by 04:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. 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.
River Idle
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsall, including Goosemoor Lane. We expect river levels to remain high until 23/10/2023. 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 by 00:00 on 24/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsoll, including Goosemoor Lane. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 23/10/2023. 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. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 23/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
A Severe Flood Warning has been issued due to flooding at Darrel Road as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues. The area most at risk is Darrel Road in Retford. No further significant rainfall is forecast, however river levels continue to rise due to upstream watercourses feeding into the River Idle. We expect river levels to continue posing a risk to life until Tuesday, 24/10/23. Residents in these areas are being asked to prepare to evacuate. Emergency services are supporting residents to evacuate where needed. Please make sure you leave your homes when directed. A rest centre has been set up at Retford Leisure Centre for those who need it. This is a safe place for residents to take shelter. We are closely monitoring the situation. Environment Agency incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and local authorities. Stay away from flood water and do not take risks that may endanger yourself and others. Please follow the advice of the emergency services and first responders on the ground. This Severe Flood Warning is now in force until further notice.
River Idle
River levels have risen at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsoll, including Goosemoor Lane. No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to rise until this evening, 22/10/2023. 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 and follow advice from emergency services. This message will be updated by 22:30 on 22/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
River Idle
River levels have risen at the Ordsall river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Retford, including Darrel Road, and Ordsoll, including Goosemoor Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 36 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 23/10/23. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by this evening, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes.