Sheffield floods: River Rother flood warning still in force for houses in Woodhouse Mill and Beighton

The Environment Agency has updated its list of flood warnings this morning (October 2) after two days of constant wet weather.

The Met Office forecasts that the rain in South Yorkshire will largely come to a stop this morning, and it could even now remain mostly dry until Saturday.

However, a flood warning issued on Monday remains in force for Woodhouse Mill and Beighton.

The video attached above by resident Jamie Bolsover shows how alarming fast the River Rother at Woodhouse Mill was running on Tuesday as it gushed through a sluice gate.

The Environment Agency lists properties on these roads as most at risk of flooding:

- Furnace Lane, Woodhouse Mill

- Retford Road, Woodhouse Mill

- Woodhouse Lane, Beighton

- Rotherham Road, Beighton

- Crown Works Industrial Estate, Beighton

The Environment Agency website reads: “This flood warning remains in force due to high river levels following Monday's heavy and persistent rainfall.

“River levels at the Woodhouse Ings regulator levelled off yesterday afternoon and are now starting to drop slowly.

“With no further significant rainfall forecast over the next few days, levels at Woodhouse are expected to continue to slowly fall today.”

After exceeding its ‘normal’ range of 2m and rising to a depth of 2.51m on Tuesday, the River Rother at Woodhouse Mill has today fallen back down to 1.94m.

Meanwhile, all of the ‘flood alerts’ that were in place for large parts of Sheffield have been removed, except for those surrounding the River Rother area in Woodhouse Mill and Beighton.

Here’s what you should do if you are in a ‘flood warning’ area according to official guidance:

- Move your loved ones, pets and valuables to a safe place or to an upper floor of your building

- Turn off the gas, electricity and water if it is safe to do so

- Put flood protection equipment in place if available, such as sandbags across doors

- Do as the emergency services tell you.