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Flooding expected. Take action now.
We are issuing the flood warning for the River Swale at Richmond and Easby due to heavy rain associated with Storm Ciara. Widespread heavy rain accompanied by high winds are forecast through to Sunday afternoon, 09/02/2020. River levels are rising at Lownthwaite Bridge and will continue to rise along the Swale catchment through Sunday. The River Swale level at Lownthwaite Bridge is currently 3.13m and is forecast to reach 3.6m around 11:30am on Sunday. Levels are forecast to continue to rise until mid-afternoon, with the current forecast peaking around 4.2m. We are monitoring the situation closely. Our Incident Room is open, and operational staff are out clearing trash screens. We will update this in 8 hours or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:25am, Sunday 9th February 2020.
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Warning no longer in force
Sun 9 Feb 2020, 6:38pm
Flood Warning
Sun 9 Feb 2020, 10:25am
Low-lying properties through Richmond and Easby including the sewage works
Region: Yorkshire
Country: England
Counties covered: North Yorkshire
Watercourses covered: River Swale
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Swale at Richmond and Easby.
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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