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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Heavy rain has fallen in the Slea catchment and will continue throughout Friday November 15th. This is causing River Slea to rise to its highest recorded level and is forecast to continue to rise through the night. The rising levels have already caused flooding of low lying gardens and roads in Sleaford, and due to the deteriorating weather conditions we now expect properties in Sleaford to be affected from Thursday, November 14th onwards. Low lying properties near the river Slea, Electric Road Station, West Banks and nearby locations are most at risk. There is also a risk of groundwater flooding from springs emerging from the ground. Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our staff have been out in Sleaford to operate sluices, gates and manage water levels in the area but the river system is now being overwhelmed. We will be closely monitoring the situation and this message will be updated as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:01pm, Thursday 14th November 2019.
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Warning no longer in force
Sat 16 Nov 2019, 12:44pm
Flood Warning
Sat 16 Nov 2019, 3:32am
Flood Warning
Fri 15 Nov 2019, 12:25pm
Flood Warning
Thu 14 Nov 2019, 8:01pm
Sleaford, including the Electric Station Road, Castle Causeway, West Banks and Carre Street areas
Region: Lincs and Northants
Country: England
Counties covered: Lincolnshire
Watercourses covered: River Slea, Ninefoot River
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Slea and Ninefoot River in Sleaford.
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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