River Coquet at Brinkburn and Weldon

Message issued at 6:41pm, Friday 20th October 2023

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels are remaining high on the River Coquet due to heavy rainfall.

They are expected to remain high overnight and flooding of properties may continue.

Areas most at risk include Properties including, Brinkburn Priory, Weldon Bridge and Weldon Mill.

Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.

Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation.

This message will be updated by 09:00 AM on 21/10/2023, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 6:41pm, Friday 20th October 2023.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Coquet at Brinkburn and Weldon

Warning no longer in force
Sun 8 Dec 2024, 9:36am
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Sat 7 Dec 2024, 9:40pm
Warning no longer in force
Thu 17 Oct 2024, 1:25pm
Flood warning
Thu 17 Oct 2024, 8:09am
Warning no longer in force
Sat 21 Oct 2023, 8:49am
Flood warning
Fri 20 Oct 2023, 6:41pm
Flood warning
Fri 20 Oct 2023, 1:05pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 11 Aug 2019, 6:11am
Flood Warning
Sat 10 Aug 2019, 7:58pm

Flood Warning Area Details

Properties including, Brinkburn Priory, Weldon Bridge and Weldon Mill

Region: North East

Country: England

Counties covered: Northumberland

Watercourses covered: River Coquet

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 Coquet at Brinkburn and Weldon.

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).