Flood Warning Info - River Churnet at Alton
Area Description
River Churnet at Alton including Red Road and Station Road.
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 3 Nov 2023 00:13
River Churnet
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
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 Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 17:00
River Churnet
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
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 Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 22:54
River Churnet
River levels have risen at the Froghall river gauge as a result of Storm Christoph. Consequently, flooding of property is possible.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to continue to rise throughout the night into tomorrow morning.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water and plan travel routes ahead of time in case of flooding.
Please move family, pets, possessions, valuables and cars to safety.
Activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and avoid contact with flood water. Call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Jan 2021 17:19
River Churnet
River levels are high but steady at the Froghall river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall, with no further rise forecasted. However, the risk of flooding does remain.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours, but we are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 15/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Jan 2021 09:15
River Churnet
River levels have risen at the Flint Mill/Cheddleton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall overnight. Consequently, flooding of property is expected later this morning, Thursday 14 January 2021. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please avoid contact with flood water. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and call 999 if in immediate danger. Take photographs and contact your insurance company if you've been flooded. This message will be updated later today, 14 January 2021, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 10:24
River Churnet
River levels are high but steady at the Flint Mill Cheddleton river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Flooding continues.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 2 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until this evening.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 04:51
River Churnet
River levels have risen at the Flint Mill Cheddleton river gauge as a result of the persistent heavy rainfall from Storm Dennis. Consequently, the flooding of property is expected imminently. Further, potentially heavy, rainfall is forecast through to midday today 16/02/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated later this morning, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.