Flood Warning Info - River Blythe at Earlswood
Area Description
River Blythe at Earlswood from Valley Road to the Industrial estate.
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 22 Feb 2024 14:11
River Blythe
River levels are continuing to rise at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is possible during Thursday, 22/02/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the area from Valley Road to the Industrial Estate.
Further rainfall is forecast during Thursday. We expect river levels to rise during the day.
We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are clearing weed screens across the area and 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 on 23/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 18 Feb 2024 13:31
River Blythe
River levels have continued to rise at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Consequently, flooding of property is possible today Sunday 18/02/2024.
We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the area from Valley Road to the Industrial Estate.
There is no significant rainfall expected for the rest of today. River levels are anticipated to continue rising until this evening, Sunday 18/02/2024
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Monday 19/02/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 16:02
River Blythe
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Cheswick Green gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the area from Valley Road to the Industrial Estate.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. 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 tomorrow morning 10/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 10:13
River Blythe
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Cheswick Green gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the area from Valley Road to the Industrial Estate.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. 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 by 18:00 on 09/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Feb 2024 22:03
River Blythe
River levels have continued to rise at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible overnight into Friday, 09/2/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in the area from Valley Road to the Industrial Estate.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated on 09/2/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 15:29
River Blythe
River levels are rising at the Cheswick Green gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible tonight, 02/01/24.
We expect river levels to rise until early tomorrow morning on 02/01/24.
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 morning on 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2023 17:01
River Blythe
River levels have risen at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible until tomorrow afternoon, 28/12/23. 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 by 10:00 on 28/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2023 21:15
River Blythe
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing.
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 plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 05/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2023 10:20
River Blythe
River levels have risen at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and farmland is expected today, 04/12/2023.
We expect river levels to remain high until this evening on 04/12/2023.
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 have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on 04/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 08:13
River Blythe
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 15:17
River Blythe
River levels are high but steady at the Cheswick Green river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 17/02/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers.
This message will be updated this evening, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 06:46
River Blythe
River levels have risen at the Cheswick Green 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 afternoon, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.