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River Calder at Burnley Town Centre, around Cow Lane and St James's Street

Message issued at 6:09am, Sunday 9th February 2020

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Oxford Road river gauge as a result of Storm Ciara. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected around 07:00 Sunday 09/02/20 to low lying properties by the River Calder including properties on Calder Street and St. James's Street.
Further rainfall is forecast through Sunday 09/02/20 morning . We expect river levels to remain high until midday on Sunday 09/02/20
We are closely monitoring the situation, our incident room is open. Our incident response staff are checking defences and clearing weed screens.

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

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This information last updated 6:09am, Sunday 9th February 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Calder at Burnley Town Centre, around Cow Lane and St James's Street

Flood Warning Area Details

Properties on Hammerton Street, Cow Lane and St. James's Street

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: Lancashire

Watercourses covered: River Calder

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 Calder at Burnley Town Centre, around Cow Lane and St James's Street.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

River Calder at Burnley Town Centre, Centenary Way to Holme Road
Areas close to the River Calder on and adjacent to Centenary Way, Parker Lane, Hammerton Street, St. James Street, the Shopping Centre, Curzon Street, Brown Street, Calder Vale Road and Holme Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Brun at Burnley, Church Street, Keirby Walk
Properties on Church Street, Keirby Walk, Bank Parade, Hall Street and Bridge Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Fulledge, area surrounding Mitella Street, Lyndhurst Road and Oxford Road
Properties in Fulledge from Culshaw Street to Plumbe Street including those on and in the vicinity of Mitella Street, Lyndhurst Road, Brunshaw Road, Higgin Street, Todmorden Road, Oxford Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Fulledge, around Towneley Holmes Road and Holmes Street
Area closest to the River Calder at Fulledge including Unity College, Towneley Holmes Road, Holmes Street, Richard Street, Plumbe Street and Lutner Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Brun at Burnley, Netherwood Road and Thompson Park
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

No current or recent warnings.

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