This flood alert has been issued in response to heavy rainfall on Thursday morning (20/02/2020). River levels are rising on the River Swale around Grinton Bridge and on Arkle Beck around Reeth. Whilst flooding of low lying land and roads is possible, we do not expect to issue flood warnings for the upper River Swale for the next 24 hours. Further significant bands of rainfall are expected over the coming days, and river levels will rise and fall. River levels upstream of Catterick Bridge are expected to peak on Thursday afternoon, however they are expected to be below levels of significant concern. Areas most at risk are low-lying roads and footpaths close to watercourses as river levels can rise quickly with little warning. Please use the GOV.UK website for current river levels and stay aware of your surroundings. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
This information last updated 12:05pm, Thursday 20th February.
Low lying land in the vicinity of Grinton Bridge, and the B6270 at Low Whita are expected to flood
Region: North East
Counties covered: North Yorkshire
Watercourses covered: River Swale, Gilling Beck, Skeeby Beck
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper River Swale.
Icons on the map show nearby level monitoring stations. They are not necessarily related to this particular flood warning area.
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 fisk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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