This message has been issued because some minor flooding to low lying land, roads and riverside areas is likely to continue during today, Sunday 5th January. River levels are rising from the recent rainfall. Areas most at risk are low lying roads and riverside areas around Haverhill, Clare and Sudbury, including Kedington, Sturmer, Steeple Bumpstead, Cavendish, Bridge Street and Long Melford. We are not currently expecting the situation to escalate, or to issue any further warning messages at this time. The forecast is for continued unsettled weather today and tomorrow. Take care on riverside footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message tomorrow morning, Monday 6th January, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:08pm, Sunday 5th January.
The upper Stour and surrounding tributaries, at Little Yeldham, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Kedington, Glemsford and Brockley, to and including, Sudbury
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk
Watercourses covered: Stour, Stour Brook, Bumpstead Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The upper Stour and surrounding tributaries.
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.