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River Calder at Whitwood Mere and Methley riverside properties

Message issued at 6:43pm, Sunday 20th February 2022

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels have risen rapidly as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible from 18:30 Sunday 20/02/2022. Areas most at risk are riverside properties. River levels are expected to peak later this evening.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours and we expect river levels to remain high overnight and into tomorrow, Monday 21/02/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded, and put your flood plan into action.
This message will be updated by 02:40 tomorrow morning, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 6:43pm, Sunday 20th February 2022.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Calder at Whitwood Mere and Methley riverside properties

Flood Warning Area Details

Whitwood Mere including Methley Road, and Riverside Way and Methley including Green Lane

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Leeds, Wakefield

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 Whitwood Mere and Methley riverside properties.

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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