Flood Warning Info - River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge
Area Description
River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge including Rousham, Enslow, Thrupp and Hampton Poyle.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 16:58
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high but slowly dropping on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads remains possible this evening, 05/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. Further scattered showers are forecast overnight and into tomorrow. River levels are expected to continue falling, but will remain sensitive to further rainfall. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 06/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 09:54
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high but slowly dropping on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads remains possible today, 05/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. This morning is forecast to be mainly dry, followed by further showers this evening and overnight which have the potential to be heavy at times. River levels are expected to continue falling today, but will remain sensitive to further rainfall. River levels will remain high over the coming days as water moves down the catchment. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated this evening, 05/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 18:37
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high but slowly dropping on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads remains possible overnight, 04/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. Further persistent rainfall which may be heavy is forecast to move through the area overnight, 04/01/2024, clearing in the early hours of Friday, before conditions become drier into the weekend. River levels are currently dropping in the Enslow area, but may rise again in response to forecast rainfall and water moving down the catchment. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 05/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 08:36
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads is possible today, 04/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. Further rainfall is forecast to move through the area during this afternoon and overnight 04/01/2024 before conditions become drier into the weekend. River levels have stabilised around the Enslow area, but may rise again in response to forecast rainfall and water moving down the catchment. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated this evening, 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 18:52
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads is possible overnight, 03/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. The forecast is for showers overnight and tomorrow morning before a further band of rain moves through the area tomorrow afternoon 04/01/2024. This has the potential to be heavy. More settled conditions are expected by the weekend. River levels have stabilised around the Enslow area, but may rise again in response to forecast rainfall and water moving down the catchment. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 08:51
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high on the River Cherwell as a result of heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads is possible today, 03/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. Further rainfall showers are forecast today and overnight, which may be heavy at times. Unsettled conditions will persist for the remainder of the week. River levels have stabilised around the Enslow area, but may rise again in response to forecast rainfall. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated this evening, 03/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 20:43
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is expected. River levels are rising on the River Cherwell as a result of heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads is possible later this evening and tomorrow, 03/01/2024, especially in the Enslow area. Areas most at risk are properties in Mill End and Watermead Road in Kidlington, and properties closest to the river in Enslow. Further rainfall showers are forecast this evening and tomorrow, which may be heavy at times. Unsettled conditions will persist for the remainder of the week. We expect river levels to continue rising overnight and tomorrow. We are monitoring the situation. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. Be aware of flooded roads, do not drive through floodwater. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 03/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Dec 2020 16:39
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible.
River levels remain high, but are steadily falling on the River Cherwell, as a result of previous heavy rainfall. Flooding is expected to continue tonight (26/12/20), especially in the Enslow and Thrupp areas.
A further band of rain is forecast overnight. We expect river levels to continue to fall, but levels may respond to further forecast rain over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please remain safe and aware of your local surroundings, avoid contact with flood water, and refer to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 27/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Dec 2020 08:16
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is expected.
River levels are now falling steadily but remain high on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore flooding is expected to continue today (26/12/20), especially in the Enslow and Thrupp areas.
Showers are forecast during the day today (26/12/20), with a heavy band of rain moving through tonight. We expect river levels to continue to drop steadily through today. Levels may respond to further forecast rain over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Dec 2020 19:11
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is expected.
River levels remain high on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore flooding is expected to continue overnight (25/12/20), especially in the Enslow and Thrupp areas.
No rainfall is forecast overnight (25/12/20). Showers are forecast during the day tomorrow, with a heavy band of rain moving through tomorrow night. We expect river levels to slowly drop overnight, but to remain high over the coming days. Levels may respond to further forecast rain.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid contact with flood water and and refer to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 26/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Dec 2020 07:19
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is expected.
River levels are high, and continue to steadily climb on the River Cherwell following heavy rainfall. Therefore flooding is expected to continue throughout today 25/12/20, especially in the Enslow and Thrupp areas.
No further rainfall is forecast today (25/12/20) with rain moving into the area late tomorrow. We expect river levels to continue climbing steadily today, starting to stabilise this evening.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid contact with flood water and refer to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels.
This message will be updated this evening, 25/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 17:51
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is expected.
River levels have risen on the River Cherwell as a result of heavy rainfall last night and are still rising slowly. Therefore flooding is expected to continue this evening and overnight 24/12/2020, especially in the Enslow and Thrupp areas.
No further rainfall is forecast today (24/12/20) or tomorrow. We expect river levels to remain high this evening and overnight 24/12/2020 before starting to stabilise tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been in the area clearing weed/trash screens.
Please avoid contact with flood water and activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 10:36
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is expected.
River levels have risen on the River Cherwell as a result of heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible later this morning 24/12/2020, especially in the Heyford Bridge, Enslow and Thrupp areas.
No further rainfall is forecast today (24/12/20) or tomorrow. We expect river levels to remain high through today 24/12/2020.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are in the area clearing weed/trash screens.
Please remain safe and aware of your local surroundings and refer to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels.
This message will be updated 24/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2019 08:39
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Further property flooding is not expected. River levels are high on the River Cherwell as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Levels have started to fall, but the risk of flooding remains. The forecast today is mostly dry. We expect river levels to remain high over the coming days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in the area later today. Please remain safe and aware of your local surroundings and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this evening, 17/11/2019 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Nov 2019 18:19
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are high on the River Cherwell as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Levels have started to fall, but the risk of flooding remains. We are expecting a mostly dry day today (16/11/2019) and tomorrow. We expect river levels to remain high over the coming days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in the area later today. Please remain safe and aware of your local surroundings and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning 17/11/2019 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Nov 2019 08:43
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are rising on the River Cherwell as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property is expected to continue this morning 16/11/2019. We expect isolated property flooding to affect properties closest to the river.
Levels have already started to drop around Lower Heyford, but are still rising around Enslow, Thrupp and Kidlington. We expect them to keep rising for the next few hours.
We are expecting a mostly dry day today (16/11/2019). We expect river levels to remain high over the coming days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in the area later today. Please remain safe and aware of your local surroundings and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated this evening, 16/11/2019 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2019 15:53
River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook
Property flooding is possible. River levels are rising on the River Cherwell as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property is expected later this evening 15/11/2019. We expect isolated property flooding to affect properties closest to the river. Peak levels will be higher than levels seen in November 2010 in the Heyford Bridge area and lower than those seen in July 2007 in the Enslow area.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight, but is forecast to be a dry day tomorrow. We expect river levels to remain high over the coming days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been in the area clearing weed/trash screens. Please remain safe and aware of your local surroundings and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 16/11/2019 or as the situation changes.