Flood Alert Info - River Trent in Nottinghamshire
Area Description
River Trent in Nottinghamshire from Castle Donington to Cromwell Weir.
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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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2024 16:24
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until Wednesday, 11/12/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow, 11/12/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2024 08:28
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until Wednesday, 11/12/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 17:00 this afternoon, 10/12/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2024 10:16
River Trent
River levels are high and forecast to rise further at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 10/12/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Nov 2024 09:43
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding to low-lying land and roads remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high into the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 27/11/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Nov 2024 17:04
River Trent
River levels are slowly rising at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding of low-lying roads and farmland remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until 28/11/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 27/11/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Nov 2024 09:37
River Trent
River levels are slowly rising at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of low-lying roads and farmland is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast tomorrow 27/11/2024. We expect river levels to remain high until 28/11/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 17:00 this afternoon, 26/11/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Nov 2024 17:00
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding to low-lying roads and farmland remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe road and Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until 27/11/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 26/11/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Nov 2024 09:21
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 06:00 today, 25/11/2024. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe road and Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Minimal rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until 26/11/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 17:00 this afternoon, 25/11/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Nov 2024 16:43
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible 06:00 tomorrow, 25/11/24. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated 10:00 tomorrow 25/11/24
Flood Alert issued on 2 Oct 2024 16:59
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues to be possible today, 02/10/24.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe road and Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 03/10/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 03/10/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Oct 2024 08:54
River Trent
River levels remain high but are steady at the Colwick and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues to be possible today, 02/10/24.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe road and Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 03/10/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 02/10/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Oct 2024 09:05
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 01/10/24.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe road and Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 03/10/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 02/10/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Sep 2024 16:49
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible early tomorrow morning, 01/10/24.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe road and Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 03/10/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 01/10/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2024 08:30
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow evening, 27/02/2024. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 20:00 tonight, 26/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2024 21:00
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow morning, 26/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2024 06:15
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 21:00 25/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Feb 2024 21:23
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop. Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be affected, Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 09:00 25/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Feb 2024 14:41
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop. Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be affected, Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 21:00 24/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Feb 2024 07:00
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop. Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be affected, Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 21:00 24/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2024 19:45
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop. Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be affected, Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 09:00 24/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2024 05:52
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the flooding risk remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop. Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be affected, Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 18:00 23/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 23:30
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the flooding risk remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank may overtop. Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be affected, Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 09:00 23/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 20:16
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton will be affected. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers. This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow, 23/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 16:34
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped. Further rain is expected tonight and over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow, 23/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 05:48
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped.
Further rain is expected tomorrow and over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 18:00 today, 22/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 05:44
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped.
Further rain is expected today and over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 18:00 this evening, 22/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2024 20:47
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South and North Muskham areas, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped.
Further rain is expected tomorrow and over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 22/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2024 13:48
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Shardlow river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 23:00 this evening, 21/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2024 05:25
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Shardlow river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 this afternoon, 21/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2024 19:28
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 21/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2024 09:39
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible between 10:00 and 19:00 today, 20/02/24. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high until 20:00 on 20/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 20/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2024 09:13
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding of low-lying roads and farmland remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Farmland and low lying roads in Attenborough, Clifton, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark may be affected. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 22/02/2024. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 22:00, 20/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2024 01:37
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding of low-lying roads and farmland remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton. Farmland and low lying roads in Attenborough, Clifton, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark may be affected.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 22/02/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 13:30 tomorrow morning, 20/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2024 21:24
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding of low-lying roads and farmland remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast in the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 22/02/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
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 10:00 on 20/02/2024 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2024 13:34
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow and Willington river gauges as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding of low-lying land and roads remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 20/02/24. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 22:00, 19/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Feb 2024 17:26
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to begin from 23:00 this evening, 18/02/24. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise throughout tomorrow, 19/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 10:00 tomorrow morning, 19/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Feb 2024 17:09
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing but currnetly remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 13/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Feb 2024 11:27
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing but currnetly remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 12/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Feb 2024 16:39
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Farmland and low lying roads in the Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South Muskham and North Muskham areas, the Park and Ride site at Queens Drive may be affected and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until later tomorrow, 12/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 12/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Feb 2024 13:17
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Farmland and low lying roads in the Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South Muskham and North Muskham areas, the Park and Ride site at Queens Drive may be affected and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph. At 3.8m Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph impassable, Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank
maybe overtopped. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise until 15:00 on 11/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 11/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2024 22:18
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads in the Castle Donington, Shardlow, Cavendish Bridge, Thrumpton and Long Eaton areas, Back Lane and Castle Donington including communities near to the River Trent. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge may also be impacted.
We expect river levels to rise until Sunday, 11/02/24 and remain high for a couple of days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 11/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2024 12:40
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 10:00 today 10/02/24 until tomorrow, 11/02/24.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads in the Castle Donington, Shardlow, Cavendish Bridge, Thrumpton and Long Eaton areas, Backlane and Castle Donington including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge may also be impacted.
We expect river levels to rise until tomorrow 11/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 11/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2024 09:44
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 10:00 today 10/02/24 until tomorrow, 11/02/24.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to rise until tomorrow 11/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 11/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Feb 2024 15:40
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 09/02/24 and for the next few days. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
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 contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 10/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Feb 2024 10:56
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 09/02/24 through to tomorrow 10/02/24. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high until 16:00 on 10/02/24.
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.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 09/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Jan 2024 17:25
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads are also at risk.
No further rain is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow evening, 08/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Jan 2024 08:50
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads are also at risk.
No further rain is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow evening, 07/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Jan 2024 21:39
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads are also at risk.
No further rain is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 the 09:00 tomorrow morning, 07/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Jan 2024 17:25
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads are also at risk.
No further rain is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 the morning, 07/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Jan 2024 08:46
River Trent
River levels remain high but are steadily falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads are also at risk.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 this evening, 06/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Jan 2024 20:53
River Trent
River levels are high but starting to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 09:00 06/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Jan 2024 10:34
River Trent
River levels are high but starting to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 20:00 05/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Jan 2024 18:14
River Trent
River levels are high and rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by tomorrow morning 05/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Jan 2024 10:21
River Trent
River levels are high and rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 22:00 tonight 04/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Jan 2024 11:22
River Trent
River levels are high and rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 09:36
River Trent
River levels are high and rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours which could be heavy at times. River levels are expected to rise and remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 midday tomorrow, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Jan 2024 10:08
River Trent
River levels remain high and are beginning to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours which could be heavy at times. River levels are expected to rise and remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 midday tomorrow, 02/01/24.
Flood Alert issued on 31 Dec 2023 13:44
River Trent
River levels remain high and are beginning to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours which could be heavy at times. River levels are expected to rise and remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 midday tomorrow, Monday 01/01/24.
Flood Alert issued on 31 Dec 2023 09:44
River Trent
River levels remain high and are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels are expected to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 7pm this evening, 31/12/23.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Dec 2023 18:28
River Trent
"River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of previous heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours, mostly light but with a potentially heavier band of rain passing over the area from 19:30 to 22:30 hours, 30/12/23.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 10am tomorrow, 31/12/23."
Flood Alert issued on 30 Dec 2023 10:41
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast throughout today, 30/12/23, with a heavier band of rain passing through from 18:00 until midnight. 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 18:00 this evening, 30/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Dec 2023 22:14
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 10:00 tomorrow morning, 30/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Dec 2023 19:20
River Trent
"River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of previous heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Generally dry night, with a band of mainly light rain from the west passing through between 07:00 to 09:30 tomorrow morning followed by a potentially heavier band of rain from 19:00 tomorrow evening. We expect river levels to respond to any heavier bursts of rain that occur.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 10am in the morning. "
Flood Alert issued on 29 Dec 2023 10:32
River Trent
"River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Mainly dry for the next 24 hours with only occasional light rain showers. We expect river levels to remain high for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 this evening "
Flood Alert issued on 29 Dec 2023 01:24
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast in the next 24 hours other than the occasional isolated light shower. However, we expect river levels to remain high during this period.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 13:00 on Friday 29/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Dec 2023 18:04
River Trent
"River levels are high but steady at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further rainfall is forecast in the next 24 hours other than the occasional isolated light shower. However, we expect river levels to remain high during this period.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 in the morning"
Flood Alert issued on 28 Dec 2023 09:34
River Trent
"River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the potential for flooding of roads and farmland remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further intermittent light rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours, occasionally heavy in places. Thereafter, mostly dry through the evening and tonight. We expect river levels to remain high for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 "
Flood Alert issued on 27 Dec 2023 17:46
River Trent
"River levels are rising at the Clifton Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible to begin from 04:00, 28/12/23. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent and Queens Drive Park and Ride, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further intermittent bands of rain are forecast through the night, mostly light rain but occassionally heavy in places. We expect river levels to continue to rise for the next 12 - 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 as required. "
Flood Alert issued on 14 Dec 2023 17:04
River Trent
River levels are falling but remain high at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains to roads and farmland. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Stoke Lane and Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 10:00 tomorrow morning, 15/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Dec 2023 09:44
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue until at this evening (14/12/2023). Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Stoke Lane and Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 18:00 this evening, 14/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Dec 2023 16:28
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue until at least tomorrow morning (14/12/2023). Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Stoke Lane and Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
We are aware of an issue on the .gov.uk website. The forecast on the Colwick River Gauge is over forecasting. We are working to rectify this issue. Please be assured that this doesn`t impact the Flood Warning Service.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 14/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Dec 2023 13:32
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue until at least tomorrow morning, 14/12/2023. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Stoke Lane and Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
We are aware of an issue on the .gov.uk website. The forecast on the Colwick River Gauge is over forecasting. We are working to rectify this issue. But please be assured that this doesn`t impact the Flood Warning Service.
This message will be updated by 18:00 this evening, 13/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Dec 2023 08:23
River Trent
River levels remain high but have been falling at the Colwick river gauge following persistent rainfall. The risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The following roads may be impassable: Gunthorpe to Shelford Road, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 18:00 today, 13/12/23 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Dec 2023 19:36
River Trent
River levels remain high but have been falling at the Colwick river gauge following persistent rainfall. The risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The following roads may be impassable: Gunthorpe to Shelford Road, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
River levels have peaked, but we expect a small rise in river level overnight into Wednesday, 13/12/23 due to further rainfall falling on Tuesday. We are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Wednesday 13/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Dec 2023 11:03
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick river gauge following persistent rainfall. The risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed. The following roads may be impassable: Gunthorpe to Shelford Road, the A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
River levels have peaked and will remain steady, with no further rise expected. Further rain is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated this evening, 12/12/2023 or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 11 Dec 2023 20:04
River Trent
A flood alert has been issued. River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. The risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed. The following roads may be impassable: Gunthorpe to Shelford Road, at higher levels the A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road may be affected by the River Greet, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. Further rain is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 12/12/2023 or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 11 Dec 2023 12:29
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. The risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying farmland and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed. The following roads may be impassable: Gunthorpe to Shelford Road, at higher levels the A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road may be affected by the River Greet, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. Further rain is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast at higher levels showing online. Please be assured that this does not affect our Flood Warning Service.
This message will be updated by this evening, 11/12/2023 or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 11 Dec 2023 02:11
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed, Gunthorpe to Shelford Road impassable, At higher levels the A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham road may be flooded to a limited extent, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road may be affected by the River Greet, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road may be impassable, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast at higher levels showing online. Please be assured that this does not affect our Flood Warning Service. This message will be updated by 10:00 today, 11/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2023 21:24
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast at higher levels showing online. Please be assured that this does not affect our Flood Warning Service.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow, 11/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2023 20:05
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high for the next few days.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow, 11/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2023 07:35
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high for the next few days.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 20:00 this evening, 10/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2023 18:21
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to rise through the weekend.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow, 10/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2023 05:38
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to rise through the weekend.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 17:00 today, 09/12/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Dec 2023 19:42
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to rise through the weekend.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 08:00 tomorrow morning, 09/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Dec 2023 08:35
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow are steady and current to raise at the Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to continue raising through the weekend.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 20:30 this evening, 08/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Dec 2023 20:11
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours. We expect river levels to continue raising through the weekend.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow morning, 08/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Dec 2023 09:29
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to begin from lunch time today, 07/12/2024. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 96 hours. We expect river levels to continue raising through to Saturday 9th December 2024.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated around 20:00, 07/12/2023
Flood Alert issued on 6 Dec 2023 16:35
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent and Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, the Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Shelford to Gunthorpe Rd and Wykes Lane at Farndon may be impassable to traffic and Kelham Rd at Newark will be affected.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast on Thursday, 07/12/2023. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow, 07/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Dec 2023 09:14
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent and Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, the Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast on Thursday, 07/12/2023. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 17:00 today, 06/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Dec 2023 20:44
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are farmland and low lying roads in the Attenborough, Clifton, Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham, Fiskerton, Farndon, Newark, Kelham, South Muskham and North Muskham areas, the Park and Ride site at Queens Drive, Shardlow, Cavendish Bridge, Thrumpton and Long Eaton areas and Backlane, Castle Donington and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley. The Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph may be affected, and Bulcote Minor Flood Bank maybe overtopped. The Caythorpe to Hoveringham Road and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph may be impassable.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast on Thursday, 07/12/2023. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 06/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Dec 2023 16:26
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast on Thursday, 07/12/2023. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 06/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Dec 2023 10:00
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast on Thursday, 07/12/2023. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Dec 2023 16:20
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 23:30 today, 04/12/23. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the few days. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2023 16:31
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of Storm Ciaran. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2023 08:59
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of Storm Ciaran. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels are slowly falling.
We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 this evening, 06/11/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Nov 2023 17:34
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of Storm Ciaran. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels have peaked and will remain steady, with no further rise forecasted.
We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 06/11/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Nov 2023 09:43
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of Storm Ciaran. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further scattered showers is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 06/11/23.
We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 this evening, 05/11/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Nov 2023 02:13
River Trent
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 25 Oct 2023 12:15
River Trent
River levels are forecast to remain high at the Colwick gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Stoke Lane and Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. Avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this evening 25/10/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Oct 2023 12:46
River Trent
River levels are forecast to remain high at the Colwick gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Stoke Lane and Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast today, 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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. Avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this evening 24/10/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Oct 2023 17:31
River Trent
River levels are forecast to remain high at the Colwick gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe, to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
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 stay aware in case further warnings are issued and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. Avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 05:00 on 24/10/2023 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Oct 2023 05:05
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Clifton Bridge, Colwick and Shardlow river gauge as a result of Storm Babet. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskerton, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high until 24/10/2023. 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 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 18:00 on 23/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Oct 2023 15:37
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Clifton Bridge, Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of Storm BABET. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskerton, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed, Gunthorpe to Shelford Road impassable. The A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham road may be flooded, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road may be affected by the River Greet, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road may be impassable.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours and river levels are expected to remain high.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 23/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Oct 2023 04:33
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Clifton Bridge, Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of Storm BABET. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskerton, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed, Gunthorpe to Shelford Road impassable. The A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham road may be flooded, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road may be affected by the River Greet, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road may be impassable.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours and river levels are expected to remain high over this weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 04:00 on 23/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Oct 2023 07:31
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Clifton Bridge river gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Flooding continues.
Queens Drive Park and Ride site may be closed, Gunthorpe to Shelford Road impassable. At higher levels the A6097 Gunthorpe to Lowdham road may be flooded to a limited extent, the Fiskerton to Rolleston road may be affected by the River Greet, Gunthorpe to East Bridgford road may be impassable.
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.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Oct 2023 19:20
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge, as a result of Storm BABET. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 19:00, tonight 19/10/23
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. River levels will continue to rise over the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
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 20/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Jan 2023 02:38
River Trent
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.
The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels.
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Flood Alert issued on 22 Nov 2022 15:38
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of farmland and some roads and cellars is possible tonight. Flooding is expected to begin between 03:00 and 09:00, 23/11/2022. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast Wednesday morning. We expect river levels to remain high tomorrow, 23/11/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 23/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2022 17:28
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 24/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2022 05:49
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 this evening, 23/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2022 19:40
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 23/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2022 07:43
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 this afternoon, 22/02/22 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2022 18:40
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 22/02/22 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2022 12:21
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 20:00, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2022 08:22
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 4 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 20:00, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2022 19:54
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise and remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2022 10:28
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from 18:00 today, 20/02/20. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 this evening, 20/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Feb 2021 09:17
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk. We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 06/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Feb 2021 11:01
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday morning (05/02/21). We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 05/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Feb 2021 07:31
River Trent
River levels remain high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast in the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday morning (04/02/21). We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 04/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Feb 2021 23:08
River Trent
River levels remain high, and are forecast to slowly rise at the Shardlow river gauge overnight as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast in the next 36 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until at least Thursday morning (04/02/21). We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow evening, 03/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Feb 2021 13:19
River Trent
River levels remain high but continue to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high until at least Wednesday evening (03/02/21). Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours, which may result in a rise in river levels from this evening, 02/02/21. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow, 03/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Feb 2021 20:17
River Trent
River levels remain high but continue to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high until at least Wednesday morning (03/02/21). Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours, which may result in a rise in river levels from tomorrow, 02/02/21. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow, 02/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Feb 2021 14:30
River Trent
River levels remain high but continue to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high until Wednesday morning (03/02/21). We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 02/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Feb 2021 09:43
River Trent
River levels remain high but continue to fall at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads.
We expect river levels to remain into Wednesday morning (03/02/21). We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 02/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 31 Jan 2021 08:28
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow, Clifton Bridge and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, B6450 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Queens Drive Park & Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 01/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Jan 2021 09:04
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow, Clifton Bridge and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, B6450 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Queens Drive Park & Ride, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow evening, 30/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Jan 2021 21:00
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow, Clifton Bridge and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow evening, 30/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Jan 2021 17:48
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow, Clifton Bridge and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow evening, 30/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Jan 2021 07:56
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow, Clifton Bridge and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. We expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow morning, 30/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Jan 2021 22:39
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow and Colwick river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. We expect river levels to remain high into Saturday (30/01/2021). We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow afternoon, 29/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Jan 2021 14:41
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible between 16:30 and 17:30 today, 28/01/21. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point.
We expect river levels to continue to rise.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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 tomorrow afternoon, 29/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Jan 2021 22:54
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Monday 25/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Jan 2021 09:35
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskertonne, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, Queens Drive Park and Ride, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Monday 25/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Jan 2021 09:25
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Colwick, Clifton Bridge and Shardlow river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskertonne, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, Queens Drive Park and Ride, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Sunday 24/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Jan 2021 20:16
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskertonne, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Sunday, 24/01/2021. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated daily, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Jan 2021 11:58
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskertonne, Hoveringham and Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fosse Road at East-Stoke, Boat Lane at Bleasby and Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to rise for the next 1-2 days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated daily, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Jan 2021 00:59
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further significant rainfall is expected for the next few days and consequently we expect river levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers. This message will be updated tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Jan 2021 02:19
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further significant rainfall is expected for the next few days and consequently we expect river levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Jan 2021 03:07
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further significant rainfall is expected for the next few days and consequently we expect river levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Jan 2021 02:17
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further significant rainfall is expected for the next few days and consequently we expect river levels to remain high. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Jan 2021 01:45
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further rain is expected on Monday 18/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2021 02:31
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further rain is expected today, 16/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 tomorrow, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2021 08:31
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. A drier day is forecast today, Friday 15/01/21, with further rain on Saturday 16/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 daily at 09:00, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Jan 2021 14:56
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible to begin from this evening, 14/01/21. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. A drier day is forecast tomorrow, Friday 15/01/21, with further rain on Saturday 16/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. 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 daily at 09:00, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 06:50
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible to begin from 10:00 this morning, 11/03/20. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 12/03/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 this evening, 11/03/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Mar 2020 19:02
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible to begin from 6:30 tomorrow, 11/03/20. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 12/03/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 tomorrow morning, 11/03/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Mar 2020 08:01
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Shardlow river gauge, as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high in these areas into tomorrow. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this evening, 03/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Mar 2020 00:10
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Shardlow river gauge, as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high in these areas into tomorrow. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 03/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Mar 2020 15:37
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Shardlow river gauge, as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high in these areas into tomorrow. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 03/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Mar 2020 08:04
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Shardlow river gauge, as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high in these areas into this evening. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
We are aware of issues with the online forecast at these gauges at higher levels. Please be assured that this does not affect the latest recorded level, or our Flood Warning Service.
This message will be updated this evening, 02/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Mar 2020 21:26
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge, as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high in these areas into tomorrow evening, 02/03/2020. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
We are aware of issues with the online forecast at these gauges at higher levels. Please be assured that this does not affect the latest recorded level, or our Flood Warning Service.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 02/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Mar 2020 16:25
River Trent
River levels remain high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 02/03/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Mar 2020 08:43
River Trent
River levels remain high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. This message will be updated this evening, 01/03/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Feb 2020 17:25
River Trent
River levels remain high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 01/03/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Feb 2020 07:46
River Trent
River levels remain high but steady at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. This message will be updated this evening, 29/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Feb 2020 21:03
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Rainfall is forecast throughout the night, 28/02/20 . We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 29/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Feb 2020 20:16
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Rainfall is forecast throughout the night, 28/02/20 . We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 29/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Feb 2020 16:31
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Rainfall is forecast throughout the night, 28/02/20 . 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. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 29/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Feb 2020 08:33
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Rainfall is expected from early Friday morning, 28/02/20 . 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. This message will be updated Friday afternoon, 28/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Feb 2020 20:57
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Rainfall is expected from early Friday morning, 28/02/20. 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. This message will be updated Friday morning, 28/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Feb 2020 15:11
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We expect river levels to remain high into the weekend. 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. This message will be updated later tonight, 27/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Feb 2020 07:04
River Trent
River levels remain high but are slowly falling at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues.
We are aware of intermittent issues with the forecast shown online at higher levels at this gauge. This does not affect our Flood Warning Service.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride, Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We expect river levels to remain high into the weekend. 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.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 27/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2020 18:19
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is possible in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 27/02/20. We expect river levels to remain high for the next 48 hours. 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 see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 27/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2020 08:47
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Colwick river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated this afternoon, 26/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2020 00:58
River Trent
River levels are still high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated later this morning, 26/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2020 00:09
River Trent
River levels are still high at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 26/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2020 16:14
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. The police have closed the A617 between the cattle market roundabout at Newark and the Kelham Fox pub at Kelham because of flooding. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated this afternoon, 25/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2020 09:14
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated this afternoon, 25/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Feb 2020 20:16
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, Shelford to Gunthorpe Roads, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Kelham Road and Tolney Lane at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Feb 2020 17:10
River Trent
River levels are still high at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. See the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Feb 2020 08:19
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham road, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. See the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated this afternoon, 24/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2020 18:06
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick and Shardlow river gauges as a result of rainfall this morning and rainfall forecast overnight tonight. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from late this evening. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. See the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 24/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2020 18:09
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Willington and Shardlow river gauges as a result of further rainfall.Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Willington, Barrow upon Trent, Swarkestone, Bargate Lane and the access roads to Willington Meadows, the Twyford Village access road, Church Lane at Barrow, and Ingleby Lane.
Further rainfall is forecast over the weekend. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the weekend till 23/02/20.
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, see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 22/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2020 10:55
River Trent
River levels have fallen but still remain high at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast this evening and we are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated this evening, 21/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2020 02:44
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated this afternoon, 21/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2020 20:58
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 tomorrow morning, 21/2/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2020 12:06
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges after recent heavy rainfall. However, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast today, 20/02/2020. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated this evening, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2020 05:21
River Trent
River levels are falling at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges after recent heavy rainfall. However, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast today 20/02/2020. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2020 00:38
River Trent
River levels remain high but are falling at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2020 16:56
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2020 08:53
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated this afternoon, 19/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2020 00:45
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated this morning, 19/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Feb 2020 17:32
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick, Shardlow and Clifton Bridge river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 19/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Feb 2020 10:26
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated this evening, 18/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Feb 2020 04:34
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe, to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast for the next 24 hours and possible further rain on Wednesday and Thursday. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated this afternoon, 18/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 19:02
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe, to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast for the next 48 hours and possible further rain on Wednesday and Thursday. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 18/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 11:37
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are Queens Drive Park and Ride, Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Caythorpe, to Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe roads, Wykes Lane Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, the A6097 at Gunthorpe, Fiskerton to Rolleston and Gunthorpe to East Bridgford roads, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further light rainfall is forecast for the next 48 hours and possible further rain on Wednesday and Thursday. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and 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. This message will be updated this evening, 17/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 03:17
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, Queens Drive Park and Ride, low-lying agricultural land and roads including Thrumpton, Stoke Bardolph, Fiskerton, Hoveringham, Shelford to Gunthorpe, Wykes Lane at Farndon, Tolney Lane and Kelham Road at Newark, Caythorpe to Hoveringham and Stoke Bardolph, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 this afternoon, 17/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 10:51
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the Queens Drive Park and Ride and Stoke Lane at Stoke Bardolph, the Caythorpe to Hoveringham, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
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 this afternoon, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 08:02
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at Shardlow Park river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley, Thrumpton Lane at Thrumpton, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
The heaviest of the rain has fallen, but further showers are forecast throughout the today, Sunday 16/02/2020. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today and tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and patrolling watercourses and communities.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Feb 2020 18:17
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to begin in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 16/02/2020.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge.
The heaviest rain is expected to fall between 21:00 this evening, 15/02/2020, and 06:00 tomorrow morning, 16/02/2020, and we expect river levels to remain high throughout tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2020 15:17
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Shardlow river gauge as a result of yesterday’s heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible tonight, 10/02/2020 and into tomorrow morning, 11/02/2020. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including communities near to the River Trent, and cellars of low-lying properties at Cavendish Bridge. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until throughout tomorrow, 11/02/2020. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 10/02/2020, or as the situation changes.