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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this evening. Flooding is expected when river levels are at their highest from 8:30 PM on 23/11/2024. Areas most at risk include Fishwick Bottoms area on the north bank of the River Ribble upstream of Walton Bridge. Properties on the South bank of the Ribble between the Darwen Confluence and the Railway Bridge including the sewage works and Catholic College playing fields. Further rainfall is forecast overnight. Our incident rooms are open and we are closely monitoring the situation. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 24/11/2024, or as the situation changes.
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This information last updated 8:12pm, Saturday 23rd November 2024.
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Properties on the South bank of the Ribble between the Darwen Confluence and the Railway Bridge and on the North bank upstream of Walton Bridge
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Lancashire
Watercourses covered: River Ribble
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge.
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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