Parts of Cheshire are at risk of flooding
You can find out if your home is at risk
of flooding by phoning the Environment
Agency’s Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
You can also find out if you are eligible
to receive free flood warnings and get advice on how to prepare for
flooding.
Information is also available on the Environment Agency’s website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/flood
Northwich Area Flooding
There is history of flooding in Northwich dating back to 1919. The biggest flood was in 1946 and resulted in 256 houses and 70 shops being affected. The water level was recorded to be eleven feet above normal water level.
Flooding also occurred in February 1977, when the Bull Ring area of Northwich flooded to a depth of 2 feet affecting approximately 15 properties.
The most recent flood was in October 2000, when 6 commercial
properties were flooded in the Town Centre. The Weaver Court
nursing home and a hotel were evacuated as a precaution
To find out if you’re at risk of flooding, call the Environment
Agency’s Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or visit
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/floodnorthwest
If your home is in a flood risk area, or you have a businesses at risk of flooding, you may be eligible to sign up to Floodline Warnings Direct (FWD). This is a free government service that gives advance warning of flooding in your area by an automated message sent to your phone, text message, email, pager or fax. Find out if you can sign up for the service by calling our Floodline number or by visiting our website.
There are lots of ways that you can prepare for
flooding.
These include:
• Check if you can sign up for free warnings by calling
Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
• Check your insurance cover.
• Know how to turn off your gas, electricity and water mains
supplies.
• Prepare a flood kit of essential items. This should
include:
- important documents, such as insurance information
- a torch with spare batteries
- a wind-up or battery radio
- warm waterproof clothing and blankets
- a first aid kit and prescription medication
- bottled water and non-perishable foods
- baby food and baby care items
- a list of important contact numbers
- wellington boots
• Use flood protection equipment such as plastic covers to
seal airbricks.
• Agree how you and your family will contact each other if
there is a flood.
• Keep your valuable and sentimental items on the first floor
or on the top shelf of a cupboard.
• Think about what you would want to move to safety during a
flood, such as pets, cars and electrical equipment.