Tidal River Wharfe Flood alert 5:42pm, Wednesday 1st January 2025

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

River levels are rising in the tidal River WHarfe in response to recent heavy rainfall. Flooding is possible overnight tonight, Wednesday 01/01/2025. Areas most at risk include low lying land and local roads around the Tidal River Wharfe, downstream of Tadcaster. No further significant rainfall is expected but levels may remain high as low spring tides are forecast. Our incident room is open and we are closely monitoring the situation. Flood warnings are not expected. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourse and do not attempt to walk, drive or cycle through flood water. Take care and consider activating your flood plan if you have one. This message will be updated by 6am on Thursday 02/01/2025, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 5:42pm, Wednesday 1st January 2025.

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Flood Warning Area Details

The Tidal River Wharfe downstream of Tadcaster

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Leeds, North Yorkshire

Watercourses covered: River Wharfe

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tidal River Wharfe.

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).