This flood alert remains in force as river levels remain high on the Lower Aire today, 16/02/20, as a result of heavy rainfall from Storm Dennis. The risk of flooding to low-lying land and roads remains, and washlands continue to fill. The risk in this area remains even when it is not raining, as river levels are being impacted as rainfall from Storm Dennis higher up the catchment travels downstream. We expect this to cause washlands to continue to fill overnight and into tomorrow morning, 17/02/20. Scattered showers are forecast over the next couple of days, although significant rainfall impacts are not expected on the rivers. We are closely monitoring the situation from the Leeds incident room. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near watercourses, which may be flooded, and avoid contact with flood water. Please see GOV.UK for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated by 01:50, 17/02/20 or as the situation changes.
This information last updated 5:49pm, Sunday 16th February.
The River Aire from Brotherton to Chapel Haddlesey
Region: North East
Counties covered: North Yorkshire, Wakefield
Watercourses covered: River Aire
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower River Aire catchment.
Icons on the map show nearby level monitoring stations. They are not necessarily related to this particular flood warning area.
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 fisk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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