Nearly 40 flood warnings and alerts affecting Lincolnshire are in place on Monday morning as high water levels continue to cause problems in the county.
According to the Met Office, spells of heavy rain are expected in Lincoln and other areas of the county on Monday and Tuesday. The Met Office has also issued a yellow warning for rain on Thursday, November 14, which will affect Lincoln and other areas of the county.
The warning will be in place between midnight and 11.45pm on Thursday, with risk of further heavy rain across areas which are experiencing ongoing flooding.
The heavy rain is also affecting some roads in the county, including the A16 just North of Burwell. Alford & Mablethorpe Police posted on its Facebook account on Monday morning saying the road is flooded across both lanes.
Flood warnings & alerts
Twelve flood warnings affecting Lincolnshire are currently in place at the time of writing.
This means flooding is expected and immediate action is required in the following areas:
Car Dyke, Billinghay Skirth and tributaries in the Billinghay area
Isolated properties and villages near to the River Ancholme from Bishopbridge to Brigg
Low Barlings and the Short Ferry Area
Patrington Haven on Winestead Drain
River Don at Moorends and Thorne
River Idle at Retford, Eaton and Gamston
River Idle at West Retford and Ordsall
River Trent at Carlton on Trent including Beck Cottage
River Witham and associated Fens from Chapel Hill to Boston
River Witham and associated Fens from Washingborough to Metheringham
River Witham and associated Fens from Woodhall Spa to Chapel Hill
Waithe Beck in the Hatcliffe Area
Several flood warnings are currently in place affecting Lincolnshire. Photo: Flood information service
25 flood alerts affecting Lincolnshire are also in place, meaning flooding is possible and to be prepared in the following areas:
Bain Catchment
Barlings Eau and Duckpool Catchwater
Burstwick and Keyingham Drains
Fossdyke Canal and River Till
Groundwater flooding south of the Humber Estuary
Holderness Drain
Humber Tributaries
Lincoln Watercourses
Louth Canal and Waithe Beck
Lower River Ancholme
Lower River Derwent
Lower River Witham
Minor Watercourses in North Kesteven
Rase and Upper Ancholme
River Foulness and Market Weighton catchment
River Idle in Nottinghamshire
River Maun in Nottinghamshire
River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough
River Trent in Nottinghamshire
River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire
River Wreake in Leicestershire
South East Holderness
Tidal River Ouse, Don and the Dutch River catchment
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