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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Forecast rising river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the morning of Friday 23 October .
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Slash Lane at Sileby and the Mountsorrel to Sileby road. Rainfall is forecast this evening. River levels at Pillings Lock Gauge will begin rising from 21:00 on 22/10/26 therefore this pre emptive flood alert is being issued.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Friday 23 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 5:04pm, Thursday 22nd October 2026.
This page is a dedicated URL for a specific message issued at a particular time. You should not bookmark this page, as the current situation may have changed since this message was issued.
Flood alert
Thu 22 Oct 2026, 5:04pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 4:30pm
Flood alert
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 9:08am
Flood alert
Fri 28 Aug 2026, 4:12pm
Flood alert
Fri 28 Aug 2026, 8:58am
Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 4:09pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 13 Apr 2026, 9:13am
Flood alert
Sun 12 Apr 2026, 5:00pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 15 Mar 2026, 9:00am
Flood alert
Sat 14 Mar 2026, 7:07pm
Lower River Soar in Leicestershire including tributaries from Cossington to Redhill at the River Trent
Region: East Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
Watercourses covered: River Soar
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower River Soar in Leicestershire.
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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