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River levels are now steadily falling, but still remain quite high in some locations. A Flood Alert remains in force for the wider area. The forecast is for no further rainfall through today, Friday 15th January, however, further rainfall on Saturday will see some response in the river levels. Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We will continue to monitor levels closely.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:29am, Friday 15th January 2021.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 15 Jan 2021, 7:29am
Flood warning
Thu 14 Jan 2021, 4:23pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 22 Dec 2019, 10:25am
Flood Warning
Sat 21 Dec 2019, 1:02pm
Flood Warning
Fri 20 Dec 2019, 8:49pm
The River Chelmer from Churchend, through Great Dunmow, Hartford End, Howe Street and Little Waltham to the Rivermead Industrial Estate in Chelmsford
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex
Watercourses covered: Chelmer
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The River Chelmer from Churchend to the Rivermead Industrial Estate in Chelmsford.
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).
No current or recent warnings.