Flood Warning Info - Wendlebury village on the Wendlebury Brook

Area Description

Wendlebury village on the Wendlebury Brook, South East of the A41 to the confluence with the Langford Brook.
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

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning issued on 24 Nov 2024 19:47
Wendlebury Brook
Property flooding is expected. River levels are rising on the Wendlebury Brook as a result of heavy rainfall from Storm Bert. Therefore, flooding of property and roads is possible this evening, 24/11/2024. Areas most at risk include properties on Church Lane and those closest to the Wendlebury Brook on the Wendlebury Road. Further rainfall is forecast overnight which should clear by the morning. We expect river levels to continue to rise over the next few hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/11/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 24 Sep 2024 16:58
Wendlebury Brook
No further property flooding is expected. River levels have now peaked and are falling on the Wendlebury Brook following yesterday's very heavy rainfall. Therefore, no further flooding of property is expected but flooding of roads, low lying land and basements will continue today and tomorrow 25/09/2024 and water may remain in properties which are already flooded. Light showers are forecast today, with heavier rain forecast tomorrow 25/09/24 which could cause further flood impacts. We expect levels to continue to fall, but to remain high and sensitive to the further rainfall forecast tomorrow. Our staff have been checking and clearing trash screens in the area. We are closely monitoring the situation. Move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 25/09/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 24 Sep 2024 09:47
Wendlebury Brook
Property flooding is expected. River levels have now peaked and are falling on the Wendlebury Brook following yesterday's very heavy rainfall. Therefore, no further flooding of property is expected but flooding of roads, low lying land and basements will continue today 24/09/2024 and water may remain in properties which are already flooded. Light showers are forecast today, with heavier rain forecast tomorrow 25/09/24 which could cause further flood impacts. We expect levels to continue to fall today, but to remain high and sensitive to the further rainfall forecast tomorrow. Our staff have been checking and clearing trash screens in the area. We are closely monitoring the situation. Move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. This message will be updated by this evening, 24/09/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 23 Sep 2024 20:59
Wendlebury Brook
Property flooding is expected. River levels are rising on the Wendlebury Brook as a result of heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property and roads is expected within the next 1-2 hours tonight, 23/09/2024. Areas most at risk include properties on Church Lane and those closest to the Wendlebury Brook on the Wendlebury Road in Wendlebury. Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue over the coming hours, clearing by the morning. We expect river levels to continue to rise until around midnight before stabilising and dropping into the morning. Our staff have been checking and clearing trash screens in the area. We are closely monitoring the situation. Move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. Activate any property flood protection products such as flood barriers. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. This message will be updated by tomorrow morning, 24/09/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 23 Dec 2020 20:34
Wendlebury Brook
Property flooding is expected. River levels are rising rapidly on the Wendlebury Brook as a result of heavy rainfall. Therefore, flooding of property is possible in the next 1-2 hours, especially in areas closest to the river in Wendlebury. Peak levels are expected to be similar to the flooding in July 2012. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to rise rapidly before stabilising and starting to drop in the next few hours. 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 refer to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 24/12/20, or as the situation changes.