Stay safe during heavy rain/floods

This page contains safety tips for keeping safe during heavy rain and floods.

Road safety - driving during bad weather

View road safety tips for motorists - driving during heavy rain and flooding

Home safety - flooding

Leaflet: Flooding - advice for the public (new window, PDF 1640KB)

The Government has health guidance and advice for residents:

Flooding - health guidance and advice for residents

During very wet weather please remain vigilant and check the local flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency:

Environment Agency flood warnings (opens in new window)

Sandbags

Please note that Fire and Rescue Services DO NOT hold stocks of sandbags. Please contact your local authority for advice:

• Halton (open in new window)

• Warrington (open in new window)

• Cheshire East (open in new window)

• Cheshire West and Chester (open in new window)

Weather warnings

Please use the following links to find out if there are any weather warnings or flood warnings in your region:

• Met office - weather warnings (opens in new window)

• Environment Agency - flood warnings (opens in new window)

• For information about flooding in your area, you can also contact the Environment Agency's Floodline on 0845 988 1188.

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Last updated: Tuesday 23 May 2017