River Ribble at Settle, beside the River Ribble at Settle between Christies High Mill and A65 Flood Warning 10:28pm, Friday 21st February 2020

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Penny Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from 23:00. This includes low lying land along the River Ribble at Settle including schools adjacent to Settle Bridge, Mill Close, Sowarth Field Industrial Estate, Station Road and Sandholme Close.
We expect river levels to rise until midnight tonight 21/02/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 22/02/20, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 10:28pm, Friday 21st February 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Ribble at Settle, beside the River Ribble at Settle between Christies High Mill and A65

Warning no longer in force
Mon 2 Nov 2020, 8:25am
Flood warning
Mon 2 Nov 2020, 4:56am
Flood warning
Mon 2 Nov 2020, 12:27am
Warning no longer in force
Sat 22 Feb 2020, 7:24am
Flood Warning
Fri 21 Feb 2020, 10:28pm

Flood Warning Area Details

Including schools adjacent to Settle Bridge, Mill Close, Sowarth Field Ind Est, Station Road and Sandholme Close

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: North Yorkshire

Watercourses covered: River Ribble

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 Ribble at Settle, beside the River Ribble at Settle between Christies High Mill and A65.

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).