Flood Alert Info - Scrase Bridge and West Common Streams
Area Description
Scrase Bridge Stream & West Common Stream at Haywards Heath and Lindfield.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 6 Sep 2024 08:22
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams have returned nearer to normal, following intense rainfall on Thursday. Further showers are expected before early afternoon on Friday, which could cause river levels to rise again. Therefore this flood alert will remain in force. There remains uncertainty in the locations, and expected amounts of rainfall. If totals are near the maximums predicted, then flood impacts could be possible. Any river rise and flooding will likely occur quickly following intense downpours. Minor flooding could affect a small number of commercial properties on Bridge Road and residential properties on West Common Road. Odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive could be affected by flooding. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river on Bridge Road or Hickmans Lane, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We routinely clear debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will update this message by 17:00 06/09/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Sep 2024 20:34
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams have returned nearer to normal, following intense rainfall on Thursday. Further showers are expected from 06:00 06/09/2024, which could cause river levels to rise again. Therefore this flood alert will remain in force. There remains uncertainty in the locations, and expected amounts of rainfall. If totals are near the maximums predicted, then flood impacts could be possible. Any river rise and flooding will likely occur quickly following intense downpours. Flooding could affect a small number of commercial properties on Bridge Road and residential properties on West Common Road. Odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive could be affected by flooding. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river on Bridge Road or Hickmans Lane, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We routinely clear debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will update this message by 11:00 06/09/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Sep 2024 14:52
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams is high and rising. In the last 12 hours, 20mm of rain has been recorded at Haywards Heath. From 14:30 05/09/2024 minor flooding could affect a small number of commercial properties on Bridge Road and residential properties on West Common Road. Odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive could be affected by flooding. A further 10mm of rain is expected over the next 8 hours. The river should begin to fall by 19:00 on 05/09/2024, and should return to normal from 20:00. Flood impacts should begin to slowly ease when river levels start to fall. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river on Bridge Road or Hickmans Lane, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are clearing debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will update this message by 21:00 05/09/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 6 May 2024 11:35
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams are high and rising. Half a month's rain (30mm) has been recorded at Haywards Heath on Monday morning. From 11:30 (06/05/2024) minor flooding could affect a small number of commercial properties on Bridge Road, residential properties on West Common Road, and gardens of properties near the Witch Inn, along Hickmans Lane and Blackthorns. Odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive could also be affected by flooding. Rain should clear on Monday afternoon, with high pressure, settled and dry weather forecast from Tuesday (07/05/2024). The river should begin to fall by 13:00 (06/05/2024) and should return to normal by 21:00 (06/05/2024). If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river on Bridge Road or Hickmans Lane, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are clearing debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will update this message by 20:00 on 06/05/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Nov 2023 08:13
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
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 Alert issued on 20 Jun 2023 07:17
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams are high and rising. 20mm of rain has been recorded at Haywards Heath, in only an hour. This is a lot, nearly half the average rainfall for the whole month. From 07:15 20/06/2023 flooding could affect a small number of commercial properties on Bridge Road and residential properties on West Common Road. Flooding could affect properties near the Witch Inn, along Hickmans Lane and Blackthorns. Odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive could also be affected by flooding. The rest of Tuesday should remain predominantly dry. Only isolated showers are forecast over the next 5 days. The river should begin to fall by 09:00 20/06/2023, and should return to normal by midday 20/06/2023. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river on Bridge Road or Hickmans Lane, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are clearing debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will update this message by 14:00 20/06/2023.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Nov 2022 20:25
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams are high and rising. In the last 3 hours, 20mm of rain has been recorded at Haywards Heath, which is a lot in a short period of time. From 20:45 16/11/2022 flooding could affect a small number of commercial properties on Bridge Road and residential properties on West Common Road. Flooding could affect Hickmans Lane and Blackthorns and odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive, Lindfield. Another 5-10mm of rain is forecast Wednesday evening. The river should begin to fall by 01:00 17/11/2022, but will be higher than normal until Thursday afternoon. River levels could end up similar to those seen last week. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river on Bridge Road or Hickmans Lane, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are clearing debris from grilles through Lindfield, including at the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will update this message by 13:00 17/11/2022.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2022 14:13
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams are still higher than normal, but significantly lower than Sunday morning. Further heavy showers are possible Sunday afternoon, and through Monday and Tuesday too. The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams will rise again following rainfall. Minor flood impacts could still return to Meadow Drive, Bridge Road, West Common Road, Hickmans Lane and Blackthorns this afternoon, while river levels are elevated. However, with less rain currently in the forecast than was measured earlier, we believe river levels should not rise as high as they have been Sunday morning. We'll review this Flood Alert Sunday evening 06/11/2022, when there should be less flood risk. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are routinely clearing debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk We will update this message by 22:00 06/11/2022.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2022 10:16
Scrase Bridge Stream, West Common Stream
The Scrasebridge and West Common Streams are high and rising. 15mm of rain has been measured at Haywards Heath in the past hour, with nearly 30mm measured over the last 24 hours. From 10:30 06/11/2022, odd numbered properties from 29 to 47 on Meadow Drive, Lindfield could be affected by flooding. Minor flooding could affect properties on Bridge Road and West Common Road and along Hickmans Lane and Blackthorns. Rain is now clearing to the east, but further showers are possible Sunday afternoon as well as Monday and Tuesday. The river should begin to fall by 11:30 06/11/2022, but will be higher than normal until Sunday evening. Flood impacts will ease as river levels fall. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We are clearing debris from grilles through Lindfield, including the Builders Centre and Witch Inn, to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk We will update this message by 15:00 06/11/2022.