Over the last 48 hours we have seen heavy rainfall across the Nene catchment. Rivers are now rising, leading to flooding of low-lying land and roads close to the rivers from the early hours of Thursday, 7th December onwards. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the rivers. Further rainfall is expected across the catchment throughout the afternoon and evening of Thursday 7th December. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated online and on FloodLine by 16:00 on 07/12/2023, or before if the situation changes.
Flood alert area: River Nene between Wansford and the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice to the east of Peterborough.
