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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 24 March 2026
The rain will continue today and into this evening when it will clear Cumbria from midnight. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Duddon, Crake, Mill Beck and other watercourses from Coniston to Barrow-in-Furness including low lying areas around Ulpha, Duddon Bridge, Broughton in Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Dalton in Furness and Ulverston.
We are closely monitoring the situation
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 25 March 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 1:39pm, Tuesday 24th March.
Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck and other watercourses, from Coniston to Barrow-in-Furness including low lying areas around Ulpha, Duddon Bridge, Broughton in Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Dalton in Furness and Ulverston
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
Watercourses covered: River Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck.
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).
There are no other flood warning locations near this area