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Speet Gill at Wigton, Burnfoot

Message issued at 4:40am, Tuesday 1st October 2019

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Station Road Innovia, Wigton river gauge and Wiza storage basin as a result of heavy rainfall and are forecast to rise further. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible after 05:30 this morning Tuesday 1st October. Properties in the Burnfoot area, including the School, Church, Convent, Strand Terrace, Accrington Terrace, Eastley Terrace and Printfield are likely to be affected.
We expect river levels to remain high during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water. Rain is forecast to continue during Tuesday morning but should move away during the afternoon.
This message will be updated by Tuesday afternoon, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 4:40am, Tuesday 1st October 2019.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Speet Gill at Wigton, Burnfoot

Flood Warning Area Details

Properties in Burnfoot including the School, Church, Convent, Strand Terrace, Accrington Terrace, Eastley Terrace and Printfield

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: Cumberland

Watercourses covered: Speet Gill

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Speet Gill at Wigton, Burnfoot.

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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Wiza Beck and Black Beck at Wigton, Station Rd
Properties on and just off Station Rd including The Innovia Factory, Fire Station, Miller Park and Slaters Yard

No current or recent warnings.

Wiza Beck, Flosh Beck, Speet Gill and Black Beck at Wigton
Properties at risk, including Western Bank, Cuddy Lonning, The Brook, The Innovia Factory, The Medical Centre, Beech Croft, Birdcage Walk, Tenters and The Stampery

No current or recent warnings.

Rivers Wampool and Ellen
Rivers Wampool and Ellen and other watercourses, from Dalston to Maryport including low lying areas around Wigton, Abbeytown, Silloth, Allonby, Aspatria and Dearham

No current or recent warnings.

River Ellen at Blennerhasset and Baggrow
Low lying areas beside the River Ellen at Blennerhasset and Baggrow

No current or recent warnings.

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