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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Heavy rainfall is currently falling in the Harlow area. This has caused the Canons Brook to rise during this afternoon, Sunday 25 July.
There is likely to be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the Canons Brook in Harlow this afternoon and evening. Flooding from surface water, where water gathers and flows off road surfaces, could also occur.
We expect the river to remain high this afternoon but should start to recede this evening. No flooding to properties is currently expected.
We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff on standby to attend to any blockages in the river.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, Monday 26 July, or earlier if the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:55pm, Sunday 25th July 2021.
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Warning no longer in force
Sat 14 Jun 2025, 9:32am
Flood alert
Fri 13 Jun 2025, 5:26pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 26 Jul 2021, 10:30am
Flood alert
Sun 25 Jul 2021, 4:55pm
The Canons Brook and its tributaries from Harlow to Parndon Mead including, Great Parndon, Hare Street and Little Parndon
Region: Herts and North London
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex
Watercourses covered: Canons Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Canons Brook from Harlow to Parndon Mead.
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).
No current or recent warnings.