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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
River levels are continuing to rise on the Rivers Derwent, Team and Don after heavy rainfall overnight and this morning.
River levels are forecast to peak late this afternoon and expected to remain high until the early hours of tomorrow morning (27/09/2024)
Further rainfall is forecast this evening.
We are not currently expecting to issue any Flood Warnings but we are closely monitoring the situation and will issue any Flood Warnings if required.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 13:00 PM on 27/09/2024 or earlier if the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 1:56pm, Thursday 26th September 2024.
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Warning no longer in force
Thu 20 Aug 2026, 9:28am
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Wed 19 Aug 2026, 5:03pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 27 Sep 2024, 10:00am
Flood alert
Thu 26 Sep 2024, 1:56pm
Flood alert
Wed 25 Sep 2024, 6:18pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 9:20am
Flood alert
Tue 9 Apr 2024, 1:56pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 8 Dec 2023, 7:59am
Flood alert
Thu 7 Dec 2023, 6:52pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 5 Dec 2023, 3:43pm
Rivers Derwent, Team, Don, their tributaries and south bank tributaries of the Tyne estuary
Region: North East
Country: England
Counties covered: County Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland
Watercourses covered: River Derwent, River Team, River Don
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries.
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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