Bolton residents are being told to take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water following heavy rain. A flood alert remains in place for parts of Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, and Oldham boroughs in the Upper River Irwell catchment following heavy rain on Monday, September 30, which saw a yellow weather warning in place. Now, the Environment Agency’s flood checking service is still warning that flooding could be possible – with an update due this afternoon.
Sign up to our newsletters to get the latest stories sent straight to your inbox. The warning states: “Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Irwell, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around low lying land and roads around the Rivers Beal, Roch and Croal, Limy Water and their tributaries. “We are closely monitoring the situation and monitoring rainfall and river levels.
“Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.” On Monday, localised flooding caused chaos on Bolton’s roads, with several crashes also reported throughout a day of bad weather. According to Environment Agency data, water levels at the River Croal in Farnworth reached 0.
87m at 6pm yesterday - still within the normal range of one metre, and well below the high of 1.41m reported after severe flooding on Boxing Day in 2015. The height of the water is now falling.
The River Irwell at Kearsley is also falling after reaching 3.36m at 7.30pm yesterday.
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