This flood warning has been issued as river levels are rising in response to recent rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. The current level of the river Ure at Kilgram is 4.5m . The level of the River Ure at Masham is currently 3.1m with levels expected to peak around lunchtime on Sunday 16/02/2020. We are expecting properties to flood. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the forecast. For up to date river levels, please see the gov.uk website. Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers which may be flooded and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
This information last updated 10:49am, Sunday 16th February.
The Old Mill and surrounding properties at Masham
Region: North East
Counties covered: North Yorkshire
Watercourses covered: River Ure
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Ure at Masham.
Icons on the map show nearby level monitoring stations. They are not necessarily related to this particular flood warning area.
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 fisk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
