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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels have risen as a result of the recent persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is expected. Areas most at risk are properties along Rufford Street, Moorhouse Avenue, Alverthorpe Road, Henry Street, Elder Avenue and the westgate at the Magdalene Chapel. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the rest of today (06/02/2021) and into tomorrow. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast and checking defences. Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 14:15 on 06/02/21 or as the situation changes.
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This information last updated 12:20pm, Saturday 6th February 2021.
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Wakefield Westgate, Darnley including Rufford Street, Westgate Retail Park and Thornes
Region: Yorkshire
Country: England
Counties covered: Wakefield
Watercourses covered: Balne Beck, Alverthorpe Beck, Ings Beck
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Balne Beck, Alverthorpe Beck and Ings Beck at Wakefield Westgate.
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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