River levels are rising on the River Roding due to rainfall yesterday, Thursday 7th December. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Roding, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around Hillmans Cottages; Ongar Road; Roding Road; Roding Lane from 2am Saturday 9th December.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast throughout the day tomorrow, Saturday 9th December, which will cause river levels to rise further.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. We will continue to monitor levels closely.
This message will be updated by 10am on Saturday 9th December, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:31pm, Friday 8th December.
The Middle River Roding including Abridge, Loughton and Buckhurst Hill
Region: Herts and North London
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex, Greater London, Redbridge
Watercourses covered: River Roding
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Middle River Roding.
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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