River Swale at Helperby Flood warning 10:12am, Thursday 21st January 2021

Flood warning

The flood warning for the River Swale at Helperby remains in force. River levels are rising as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. The level at Crakehill is 5.23m and rising. No further significant rainfall is expected today, Thursday 21/01/2021. Areas most at risk are properties in Helperby. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. Please see the GOV.UK website for current river levels. This message will be updated in 8 hours or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 10:12am, Thursday 21st January 2021.

Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Swale at Helperby

Warning no longer in force
Sat 23 Jan 2021, 5:35pm
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Sat 23 Jan 2021, 10:49am
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Sat 23 Jan 2021, 3:09am
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Fri 22 Jan 2021, 6:59pm
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Fri 22 Jan 2021, 10:55am
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Fri 22 Jan 2021, 3:04am
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Thu 21 Jan 2021, 6:00pm
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Thu 21 Jan 2021, 10:12am
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Thu 21 Jan 2021, 2:16am
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Wed 20 Jan 2021, 4:32pm

Flood Warning Area Details

Helperby including Bridge Street, Dunroyal and Tofts Lane

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: North Yorkshire

Watercourses covered: River Swale

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 Swale at Helperby.

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).