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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
River levels have peaked, but forecast rainfall could cause a further rise in level, and the risk of flooding still remains throughout this evening and into tomorrow. Areas most at risk are low-lying roads and land around the brooks in Leicester City, including recreational land where water depths could become hazardous. Areas particularly at risk include those around the Braunstone Brook, Lubbesthorpe Brook, Melton Brook, Saffron Brook, Willow Brook, Bushby Brook, Evington Brook, Thurnby Brook and Scraptoft Brook. Further heavy rainfall is forecast Friday afternoon, 28/08/2026, with lighter persistent rainfall through the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses & monitor local water levels and weather conditions. This message will be updated by 17:00 on 28 August 2026, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:54am, Friday 28th August.
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Warning no longer in force
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 9:01am
Flood alert
Fri 28 Aug 2026, 4:08pm
Flood alert
Fri 28 Aug 2026, 8:54am
Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 4:04pm
Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 8:45am
Flood alert
Wed 26 Aug 2026, 4:23pm
Flood alert
Wed 26 Aug 2026, 8:53am
Flood alert
Tue 25 Aug 2026, 4:12pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 26 Jun 2026, 11:21am
Flood alert
Thu 25 Jun 2026, 4:57pm
Leicester City Tributaries including Willow, Evington, Bushby, Thurnby, Scraptoft, Melton and Braunstone Brooks
Region: East Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Leicester, Leicestershire
Watercourses covered: Willow Brook, Evington Brook, Bushby Brook, Thurnby Brook, Scraptoft Brook, Melton Brook, Braunstone Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tributaries in Leicester City.
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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