Rowntree Park York - has it been flooded recently

This is the place to go for current updates and warnings.

The club will be using this up to date info. to make those important informed decisions we need. Things can change in minutes so what was relevent last week is of no help really. 

https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/location?location=YORK

The up to the minute flooding map is the best visual check!

https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/122FWF710?v=map&lyr=mv,ts,tw,ta&fid=flood.122FWF710&ext=-1.18158,53.910446,-1.024808,53.988971

Ypu can have a flood alert warning on your phone using the above, too!

You can also use the "before you travel" section of this website, or better still phone the site.

JK

The “before you travel” is not the best starting point. The Environment Agency via the met Office website gives current information. As is so often the case the Caravan Club is behind the curve. The last time the “before you travel” section was updated was a couple of days ago. In changing times a lot can happen in that time scale.

At Rowntree today. Water levels are dropping on river so expecting to be ok for this week. 

Sorry, fat fingers duplicated the post!

For the very latest flood warnings and alerts! Follow the on page instructions and use YO23 1JQ as the postcode.

https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings

That's told me then!

I'd imagine though that speaking to the onsite staff is most up to date information you can get

JK

I’d agree JK, but the frequency of being able to get an answer if phoning a Club Site direct does vary greatly. We tried to get through umpteen times last year to Ferry Meadows, always phoning at what we though a reasonable time, but we never got a response. Turns out phone was linked to entry gate🤷‍♀️ 

Using Environment agency flooding data is best first port of call (pun intended😁). YRP is likely to remain under an alert most of Winter now, doesn’t always flood though, all depends on what rainfall hits its feeder rivers. 

Jk

I’m sorry if my reply came across as a criticism of your advice, that was not my intention at all. I just trying to say that the most up to date information regarding floods comes from the EA.

Apologies again - and let’s hope that YRP does not have to be evacuated this winter.

I’m sure site staff will always have that weather eye (pun intended) on the river immediately outside the site but it’s all about knowing what’s happening further up the watershed. As for the Ouse/Foss is concerned, that’s a huge area. The alerts and warnings provided by EA come as a result of this data and escalate from an alert through to a warning and on to a severe warning (imminent chance of a flooding) for very specific and localised areas in ‘danger’ of flooding.

If where and when a flood does happens this can then also be monitored via their app. Hopefully all will have heeded the prior alerts and warnings. When we were there once the staff during an alert they were very busy acting upon the situation and assisting those on site. One warden  told me they couldn’t believe that some had gone out for the day even during such a warning. The suggestion had been remain close, contactable and sober just in case. I guess some of us members need to take some responsibility ourselves and act upon advice regardless where it comes from. Luckily it never went above a warning during our stay and all exit routes from site remained relatively dry.