Blackburn Brook Flood alert 6:36pm, Tuesday 31st December 2024

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

Rising river levels this evening may lead to flooding.

Flooding is possible from midnight tonight, 31/12/2024.

Areas most at risk include Blackburn Brook from High Green to Meadowhall, including Charlton Brook, Ecclesfield Brook and Whitley Brook.

Further flooding is possible overnight as river levels will rise rapidly due to heavy rainfall. River levels are forecast to peak at Sheffield Wincobank between 03:00 AM and 08:00 AM tomorrow, 01/01/2025.

We are monitoring rainfall and river levels and liaising with emergency services and local authorities. We will issue flood warning where required.

Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers which may be flooded.

We will aim to update this message by 09:00 AM on 01/01/2025, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 6:36pm, Tuesday 31st December 2024.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Blackburn Brook from High Green to Meadowhall, including Charlton Brook, Ecclesfield Brook and Whitley Brook

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield

Watercourses covered: Blackburn 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 Blackburn Brook.

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).