Emergency Planning
Flood and weather warnings
Flood warnings, advice and guidance is available on the Environment Agency website.
Flood warnings - enter your postcode for local alerts
Check if you're at risk of flooding and live river depths
Register for the Environment Agency's Floodline Warnings Direct - a free service that provides flood warnings direct to you by telephone, mobile, email, SMS text message, fax or pager - call Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
Weather warnings generated by the Met Office Weather Widget
Guidance on preparing and dealing with floods
- National Flood Forum
- Environment Agency tips on preparing for flooding
- Local Resilience Forum flooding advice
- Advice and things to do when clearing up floodwater damage
- Highways Agency website
Volunteer as a flood warden in your community
Volunteer as a community flood warden to provide a vital role in assisting and protecting people and their homes from the impact of flooding, email emergencymanagement@leics.gov.uk