We have seen a band of rain fall in the Lower River Witham area today. This means that river levels are now rising, leading to flooding of low-lying land and roads close to the river and minor watercourses from Heighington to Dunston from the evening of Thursday, 7th December onwards.

We expect the river to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the river. Our forecasts indicate that flooding inside properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not expected to be issued. 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 08/12/2023, or before if the situation changes.

Flood alert area: Heighington, Dunston, Potterhanworth and Nocton.

https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/053WAF119MNK

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Published: Thursday, 7th December 2023