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River Irwell at Salford, Lower Broughton

Message issued at 11:49am, Sunday 9th February 2020

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Littleton Road river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of low lying land, roads and farmland is expected. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for some properties in Lower Kersal, Lower Broughton and the Charleston Area. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the 9th February 2020. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 11:49am, Sunday 9th February 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Irwell at Salford, Lower Broughton

Flood Warning Area Details

Areas at risk include properties from Lower Broughton Road to Great Dulcie Street, including on and around Camp Street, Heath Avenue, Riverside, Broughton Lane, Great Clowes Street, Blackfriars Road, Silk Street, Victoria Street and Greengate

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Manchester, Salford

Watercourses covered: River Irwell

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 Irwell at Salford, Lower Broughton.

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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