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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Flooding continues to be possible on 14 and 15 December 2025 .
Persistent rainfall is forecast today (14/12/2025) until Monday (15/12/2025), which will cause river levels to rise however, we do not expect Flood Warnings to be issued at this time. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Esk and Irthing and other watercourses, including low lying areas around Longtown and Brampton.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 15 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 1:43pm, Sunday 14th December 2025.
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Sun 14 Dec 2025, 1:43pm
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Rivers Esk and Irthing and other watercourses, including low lying areas around Longtown and Brampton
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmorland and Furness
Watercourses covered: River Esk, River Irthing
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Esk and Irthing.
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).
No current or recent warnings.