Flood Warning Info - River Penk at Somerford
Area Description
River Penk at Somerford.
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.
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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 7 Dec 2024 20:56
River Penk
River levels have risen at the Coven river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible overnight, 07/12/24 and tomorrow morning, 08/12/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Somerford area. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated by 12:00 on 08/12/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Nov 2024 14:51
River Penk
River levels are slowly rising at the Coven river gauge as a result of Storm Bert. Consequently, flooding of property is possible from 17:00 today, 24/11/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Somerford area.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high into Monday morning, 25/11/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast and clearing weed screens.
Please 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 on 25/11/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Sep 2024 01:41
River Penk
River levels are rising at the Coven river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today 22/09/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Somerford area.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until throughout the day.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and move family, pets, possessions, valuables and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 10:00 on 22/09/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2024 22:32
River Penk
River levels are high but steady at the Coven river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated tomorrow Friday 23/02/24 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2024 13:07
River Penk
River levels are high but steady at the Coven gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible today Thursday 22/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Somerford area.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 4 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated tomorrow Friday, 23/02/24 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 04:45
River Penk
River levels are rising at the Coven river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall on Thursday 08/02/2024. Consequently, flooding of property is possible from 06:30 this morning, Friday 09/02/2024. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Somerford area.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. Activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. This message will be updated this afternoon Friday 09/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 19:45
River Penk
River levels have risen at the Coven river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible from 21:00 today, 02/01/24.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to remain high into Wednesday afternoon, 03/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast and clearing weed screens.
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.
Avoid contact with flood water
This message will be updated by 10:00 on 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 13:15
River Penk
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 16 Feb 2020 18:34
River Penk
River levels remain high at the Coven river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 13:10
River Penk
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Coven river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue.
Further rain showers are forecast over the next 6 hours. River levels have peaked and are starting to fall, with no further rise forecasted.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid contact with flood water and take photographs of any flood damage and contact your insurance company if you've been flooded
This message will be updated this evening, Sunday 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 11:18
River Penk
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Coven river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Flooding continues.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next few 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 and clearing weed screens.
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 04:04
River Penk
River levels have risen at the Coven 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 (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 in the morning, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.