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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
River levels are rising due to heavy rainfall this afternoon, 31/12/2024
Areas most at risk include Rivers Yarrow and Lostock and other watercourses from Whittle-Le-Woods and Chorley to Croston including Leyland, Coppull, Eccleston, Lostock Hall and Bamber Bridge.
We are closely monitoring the situation and monitoring rainfall and river levels.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 01/01/2025, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:27pm, Tuesday 31st December 2024.
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Rivers Yarrow and Lostock and other watercourses from Whittle-Le-Woods and Chorley to Croston including Leyland, Coppull, Eccleston, Lostock Hall and Bamber Bridge
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Lancashire
Watercourses covered: River Lostock, River Yarrow
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Lostock and River Yarrow.
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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