There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.
Weather conditions are expected to improve tomorrow afternoon and no further flooding is expected.
We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.
Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:58pm, Monday 6th January.
Lower River Wear from Escomb to Sunderland including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park Burn
Region: North East
Country: England
Counties covered: County Durham, Sunderland
Watercourses covered: River Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower River Wear.
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.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.