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Gore and Platt Brooks from Birchfield Park to Platt Fields

Message issued at 9:44pm, Tuesday 16th June 2020

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Brighton Grove river gauge as a result of localised thunderstorms. Consequently, flooding is imminent. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for some properties off Wilmslow Road.
Further thunderstorms are forecast over the next few hours, with low confidence over exact timing and locations. We expect river levels to peak at 22:30 on 16/06/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are clearing debris screens in the area of concern.
Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.
This message will be updated tomorrow, 17/06/20, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 9:44pm, Tuesday 16th June 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Gore and Platt Brooks from Birchfield Park to Platt Fields

Flood Warning Area Details

Properties at risk off Wilmslow Road at Norman Road, Brighton Grove and Danes Road and including Platt Fields Park

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Manchester

Watercourses covered: Gore 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 Gore and Platt Brooks from Birchfield Park to Platt Fields.

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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