Flood Warning Info - River Penk at Acton Bridge
Area Description
River Penk at Acton Bridge.
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
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2024 12:13
River Penk
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Penkridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains today, 23/02/24. Flooding is affecting properties around Actonmill Bridge and Acton Gate.
Further showers are forecast in 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.
This message will be updated tomorrow Saturday 24/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2024 22:37
River Penk
River levels are high but steady at the Penkridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding is affecting properties around Actonmill Bridge and Acton Gate
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 15:46
River Penk
River levels are rising at the Penkridge gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible to begin this afternoon into the evening, 22/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties around Actonmill Bridge and Acton Gate.
Showers are forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to remain high into tomorrow, 23/02/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please call 999 if in immediate danger and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow, 23/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 15:14
River Penk
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Penkridge river gauge, consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding is affecting properties around Acton mill Bridge and Acton Gate
Further rain showers are forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday afternoon 04/01/2024.
Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast and checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water, take photographs of any flood damage, and call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated tomorrow afternoon, Thursday 04/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 19:25
River Penk
River levels have risen at the Penkridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible from 21:30 today, 02/01/24.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to rise until 04:00 on 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 22:29
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 17 Feb 2020 09:33
River Penk
River levels are high at the Penkridge river level gauge as a result of the heavy and persistent rainfall over the weekend, but they are now beginning to fall, and are expected to continue to fall today (17/02/20). There is further unsettled weather forecast for the week ahead, so we are continuing to closely monitor the situation, and 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 still be flooded. This message will be updated later today, 17/02/20, or if the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 19:14
River Penk
River levels are high at the Penkridge river gauge as a result of the persistent heavy rainfall from Storm Dennis. 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 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, Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 13:38
River Penk
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Penkridge river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue. Flooding is affecting properties around Actonmill Bridge and Acton Gate
Further rain showers are forecast over the next 6 hours. River levels have peaked and will remain high but are beginning 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 05:54
River Penk
River levels have risen at the Penkridge 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.