Flood Warning Info - River Avon at Warwick
Area Description
River Avon at Warwick including Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End.
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 7 Jan 2025 19:58
River Avon
River levels remain high at the Warwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected to continue today, Tuesday 07/01/2025 and into tomorrow morning, Wednesday 08/01/25. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
No further significant rainfall is forecast today.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please move family, pets, possessions, valuables and cars to safety and activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers.
This message will be updated by 09:00 tomorrow, Wednesday, 08/01/2025.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 13:19
River Avon
River levels are falling slowly at the Warwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall and snowmelt. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue on Tuesday, 07/01/25. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
No 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 move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 20:00 on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 19:38
River Avon
River levels are rising at the Warwick river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected between 01:00 and 04:00 tomorrow, 07/01/25. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
Further rainfall is possible 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 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 by 10:00 on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 19 Feb 2024 17:20
River Avon
River levels remain high but steady at the Warwick gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains today 19/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
There is no significant rainfall expected for the rest of today. 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. Plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by tomorrow Tuesday 20/02/24 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 19 Feb 2024 04:31
River Avon
River levels are rising at the Warwick gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible between 07:00 and 08:00 this morning, 19/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
No further rainfall is forecast today. We expect river levels to rise until later this morning.
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 avoid contact with flood water.
Call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on 19/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2024 11:41
River Avon
River levels remain high but are falling at the Warwick river gauge following recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could still be affecting properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
No significant further rainfall is forecast over the weekend and although river levels are falling, they still pose a flood risk.
We are continuing to closely monitor the situation and our incident response staff will be out again clearing weed screens and checking any existing defences.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated on 11/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 15:46
River Avon
River levels are rising at the Warwick gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 09/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
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 call 999 if in immediate danger and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by tomorrow morning 10/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 13:19
River Avon
River levels are rising at the Warwick gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 09/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the Emscote Road, Mill House Close, Grange Close, Bridge Street, Mercia Way, Field Close, Rich Close, Frances Avenue, St Nicholas Park, Mill Street and Bridge End areas.
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 call 999 if in immediate danger and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 21:00 on 09/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 12:34
River Avon
River levels are high but steady at the Warwick gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
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.
This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 10:59
River Avon
River levels are high but steady at the Warwick gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
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.
This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 15:22
River Avon
River levels are rising at the Warwick gauge as a result of the recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the flooding of roads and property is possible overnight (02/01/2024).
Further rainfall is forecast this afternoon, but is forecast to begin clearing from approximately 21:00. We expect river levels to remain high overnight.
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 tomorrow morning (03/01/24), or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Dec 2020 11:30
River Avon
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Warwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall on Wednesday 23/12/20. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing.
No further rainfall is forecast today. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
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 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Dec 2020 19:33
River Avon
River levels have risen at the Warwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall received upstream in the past 24 hours. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to begin between 21:00 hrs today Thursday 24/12/20 until 09:00 hrs tomorrow, Friday 25/12/20.
No further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hrs. However, we expect river levels to keep rising as flows move downstream over the next 6 hours, before the river levels start falling starting from 03:00hrs, on 25/12/2020.
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. Take photographs of any flood damage and contact your insurance company if you've been flooded.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.