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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels tonight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from throughout the evening of 22 January 2026 and into the morning of 23 January.
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers along Alverthorpe Beck, Balne Beck, Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck in Wakefield.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:57pm, Thursday 22nd January.
Alverthorpe Beck, Balne Beck, Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck in Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire
Country: England
Counties covered: Leeds, Wakefield
Watercourses covered: Ings Beck, Alverthorpe Beck, Balne Beck, Oakenshaw Beck
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck.
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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