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Bessy Brook at Lostock

Message issued at 7:18pm, Sunday 16th May 2021

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels are rising at the Higham Avenue river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of low lying land, roads and farmland is possible between 19:00 and 09:00 today/tomorrow, 16/05/21. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties close to the Bessy Brook and Middle Brook confluence.
Further thunderstorms are forecast over the next 12 hours, with low confidence over exact timing and locations. We expect river levels to remain high until 12:00 on 17/05/21.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue (further) flood warnings if necessary and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 7:18pm, Sunday 16th May 2021.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Bessy Brook at Lostock

Flood Warning Area Details

Properties along Sudbury Drive and including parts of Rumworth Road and Regent Road.

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Bolton

Watercourses covered: Bessy Brook

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Bessy Brook at Lostock.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).

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No current or recent warnings.

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No current or recent warnings.

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