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River Brun at Burnley, Netherwood Road and Thompson Park

Message issued at 2:47pm, Saturday 16th March 2019

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels are rising on the River Brun at Burnley as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected/possible from 15:30 until this evening, 16/03/19. Flooding is affecting Mohuiddin International Girls School, Thompson Park and low lying properties on Church Street, Shorey Bank and Netherwood Road.

We expect river levels to remain high until this evening on 16/03/19.

We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.

Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.

This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 2:47pm, Saturday 16th March 2019.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Brun at Burnley, Netherwood Road and Thompson Park

Flood Warning Area Details

Low lying areas next to the River Brun from Netherwood Bridge to Church Street including Netherwood Road, Thompson Park, Shorey Bank, Dawson Square, Church Street and Mohiuddin International Girls College

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: Lancashire

Watercourses covered: River Brun

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Brun at Burnley, Netherwood Road and Thompson Park.

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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