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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels are rising on the River Calder at Stanley, Methley, Mickletown and Whitewood Mere due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Calder at Stanley, Methley, Mickletown and Whitewood Mere, with low lying land expected to be most affected.
Flooding is expected from 07:45 PM on 20/10/2023 with a peak at 01:30 AM at a level of 4.1m.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight.
River levels are expected to remain high.
Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 02:00 AM on 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 6:08pm, Friday 20th October 2023.
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Warning no longer in force
Sat 21 Oct 2023, 7:46pm
Flood warning
Sat 21 Oct 2023, 3:47pm
Flood warning
Fri 20 Oct 2023, 6:08pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 22 Feb 2022, 7:21am
Flood warning
Tue 22 Feb 2022, 1:20am
Flood warning
Mon 21 Feb 2022, 4:10pm
Flood warning
Sun 20 Feb 2022, 3:50pm
Warning no longer in force
Thu 21 Jan 2021, 1:14pm
Flood warning
Thu 21 Jan 2021, 5:19am
Flood warning
Wed 20 Jan 2021, 8:49pm
Stanley including Ferry Lane, Welbeck Lane, Lake Yard, Bottom Boat Road and Foxholes Lane
Region: Yorkshire
Country: England
Counties covered: Wakefield
Watercourses covered: River Calder
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Calder at Stanley.
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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