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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Due to the heavy rainfall this morning and continued showers this afternoon, river levels are rising slowly and are forecast to continue to rise until around 7:00PM 27/08/2024. Weather conditions are expected to improve overnight and no further flooding is expected. The current forecast is for river levels to peak at around 2.35m. We will see drier conditions from the early hours 28/08/2024 and for the remainder of the week.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Ehen, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around properties adjacent to the River Ehen at Egremont, including the Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank and Rugby Club areas.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 28/08/2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:33pm, Tuesday 27th August 2024.
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River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank and the Rugby Club
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cumberland
Watercourses covered: River Ehen
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club.
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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