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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels have risen rapidly in the Upper Irwell Catchment as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected between today, 09/02/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties at Stubbylee Bridge, Waterbarn Lane areas of Stacksteads and Toll Bar Business Park. We expect river levels to remain high throughout Sunday 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 8:04am, Sunday 9th February 2020.
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Areas at risk include properties at Stubbylee Bridge including Stuart, Herbert and Branch Streets, the Ambulance station on Commercial Street, Brandwood Park and Waterbarn Lane areas of Stacksteads, and part of Glen Crescent and Toll Bar Business Par
Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire
Country: England
Counties covered: Lancashire
Watercourses covered: River Irwell
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Irwell at Stubbylee Bridge, Farholme area and Stacksteads, Brandwood Park areas.
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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