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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels this morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the morning of 23 January 2026 .
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers, particularly footpaths around Yarm. There are currently no plans to close Yarm floodgates, however we are keeping the situation under review.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses .
This message will be updated by 5:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 6:58am, Friday 23rd January.
Low lying land in the Lower Tees valley, from Middleton St George to the Tees Barrage, including Lustrum Beck, Greatham Beck and the Riverside footpaths at Yarm
Region: North East
Country: England
Counties covered: County Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Stockton-on-Tees
Watercourses covered: River Tees
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower River Tees and estuarine tributaries.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.