Several flood warnings and alerts are in place across Cheshire following severe downpours overnight. The heavy rain is already causing disruption on the roads with the M56 westbound currently closed near Manchester Airport due to flooding.
The Environment Agency has issued a number of warnings and alerts for flooding across the county, which is under a yellow weather warning for rain. Here are the areas affected:
Flood warning (flooding is expected – act now)
Sankey Brook at Gemini: Areas at risk include commercial and retail property off Europa Boulevard at Gemini Industrial Park. Additional properties at risk include parts of Fairbourne close.
Areas closest to Sankey Brook at Dallam: Areas at risk include Chepstow Close, Colwyn Close, properties on and around Higham Avenue, Tavlin Avenue, Hodgkinson Avenue, Marshall Avenue, Hawleys Lane and Mullen Close.
River Bollin at Heatley: Areas at risk include land adjacent to the Ship Canal and River Bollin, Reddish Hall, and some properties on Rushes avenue, Birch Brook Road and Chaise Meadow. Property on Old Mill Lane.
River Bollin and Agden Brook at Little Bollington: Areas at risk include properties at and around Bollington Mill and Bollington Hall farm. Also at risk property on Lymm Road adjacent to Agden Brook.
Poynton Brook at Wigwam wood and parts of Armcon Business Park: Areas at risk include Wigwam Wood, properties on Wigwam Close and The Spinney. Some Properties on Brookfield Avenue, and Armcon Business Park.
Flood alert (Flooding is possible – be prepared)
River Dee catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester: River Dee in England covers areas around Shocklach, Farndon, Handley, Lower Kinnerton, Chester and Puddington.
River Ditton catchment including areas around Huyton-with-Roby and Widnes: The Ditton catchment includes Ditton, Logwood Mill, Fox’s Bank, Dog Clog, Stewards, and Netherley Brooks and their tributaries. Also including the areas around Huyton, Widnes and Penketh.
River Bollin catchment, including Knutsford, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Bollington: The River Bollin catchment includes the Rivers Bollin, Dean and Pedley, Birkin and Mobberley Brooks and their tributaries. Areas around Knutsford, Wilmslow, Hale, Macclesfield and Bollington may be affected.
River Dane catchment including Kidsgrove, Sandbach, Congleton, Middlewich and Northeast Crewe: The Dane catchment includes the River Wheelock, Arclid, Smoker and Fowle Brooks and their tributaries.
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