Flood Warning Info - River Calder at Whitwood Mere
Area Description
Whitwood Mere including Methley Road, Ragan Close, Phillips Street, Pottery Street, Moss Street, Cross Street, Cinder Lane, Wood Street and Savile Road.
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 21 Oct 2023 16:16
River Calder
River levels remain high on the River Don at Kilnhurst - Beighton Road, Springfield Road and Wharf Road due to persistent rainfall. Flooding in areas adjacent to the river is still possible through out today, 21st October 2023 and into the evening.
Our incident rooms are open, and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions and consider putting your flood plan into action. You should avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 23:45, 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 18:08
River Calder
River levels are rising on the River Calder at Stanley, Methley, Mickletown and Whitewood Mere due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Calder at Stanley, Methley, Mickletown and Whitewood Mere, with low lying land expected to be most affected.
Flooding is expected from 07:45 PM on 20/10/2023 with a peak at 01:30 AM at a level of 4.1m.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight.
River levels are expected to remain high.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 02:00 AM on 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 01:20
River Calder
River levels have now fallen below the flood risk threshold and we expect to be able to remove this flood warning in the morning. Further showery rainfall is forecast over the next few days although this is not expected to have a significant effect on river levels. We continue to monitor the situation. Our incident response staff are checking the condition of defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 09:15, 22/02/2022 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 16:12
River Calder
River levels rose as a result of heavy rainfall throughout the day yesterday, 20/02/2022, and overnight. River levels remain high but will begin to fall this afternoon/evening and overnight. We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. Consider putting your flood plan into action. This message will be updated by 0:10am on 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2022 15:50
River Calder
River levels are forecast to rise as a result of heavy rainfall this afternoon, 20/02/2022. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible from 2pm today, 20/02/2022. .
We expect river levels to remain high throughout today and overnight, into tomorrow 21/02/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. Consider putting your flood plan into action.
This message will be updated by 23:47 on 20/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 05:25
River Calder
River levels on the River Calder at Methley continue to remain high as a result of the heavy and persistent rainfall associated with Storm Christoph. They are forecast to remain high before starting to fall later this afternoon (21/01/21). Areas most at risk are properties in the Whitwood Mere area. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths and roads near watercourses, and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying land that may be flooded. Please see GOV.UK for a 5 day flood forecast. For weather forecasts please see the Met Office. This message will be updated by 13:25, 21/01/2021, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 21:00
River Calder
River levels on the River Calder at Methley are high and continue to rise slowly as a result of the heavy and persistent rainfall associated with Storm Christophe. They are forecast to remain high before starting to fall Thursday afternoon (21/01/21).
Areas most at risk are properties in the Whitwood Mere area. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths and roads near watercourses, and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying land that may be flooded. Please see GOV.UK for a 5 day flood forecast. For weather forecasts please see the Met Office. This message will be updated by 05:10 tomorrow, 21/01/2021, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2020 12:07
River Calder
River levels have peaked but remain high following heavy rainfall due to Storm Ciara. The River Calder peaked at Methley in the early hours of this morning, 10/02/20, but levels are likely to remain elevated for the next 24 hours, so this warning remains in force although the risk of property flooding is reduced.
Further scattered showers are forecast throughout the rest of today, 10/02/20, however we do not anticipate a significant river level response. Standing water may still affect roads and low lying land in the catchment.
To report property flooding, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
We continue to monitor the situation. Our incident response staff are checking the condition of defences.
Please see GOV.UK for a 5 day flood forecast, and for weather forecasts see the Met Office. Avoid contact with flood water, and please plan your driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2020 01:22
River Calder
River levels remain high. Further scattered rainfall is forecast overnight and into Monday, however, we do not anticipate any significant river response and expect the risk of flooding to reduce.
We urge residents to remain vigilant and avoid walking and driving through low-lying land or near local watercourses. Our incident room is open and we are monitoring the situation closely. We will update this message by 09:30 on 10/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 16:30
River Calder
River levels are rising as a result of heavy rainfall associated with storm Ciara. Consequently, river levels are expected to peak around midnight. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Whitwood Mere area.
Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours and we expect river levels to remain high overnight and in to the morning of Monday10/02/2020.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and closely monitoring the forecast.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 00:30 on 10/02/2020, or as the situation changes.