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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels are rising at the Derby St Marys river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall (Storm Babet). Consequently, flooding of property is expected to begin between 07:00 and 08:00 today 21/10/23. Areas most at risk are Milford, including the Old Foundry area, and the A6, between Duffield, and Milford.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 00:00 on 22/10/23.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 12:00 today, 21/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:34am, Saturday 21st October 2023.
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Warning no longer in force
Sun 22 Oct 2023, 9:13am
Flood warning
Sat 21 Oct 2023, 5:34am
River Derwent at Milford including Foundry Lane properties, Riverside Garden Centre and Bowling Green
Region: East Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Derbyshire
Watercourses covered: River Derwent
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Derwent at Milford.
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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