Flood warnings across Lincolnshire have been upgraded to improve accuracy and reach, following several disruptive flood events earlier this year. The Environment Agency has expanded its service to cover hundreds more properties, with a particular focus on areas such as Grantham, Boston, Lincoln and Market Rasen.
The January floods prompted more than 30 warnings in a single period, and highlighted gaps in the existing alert system. Some residents in Grantham, for example, were notified unnecessarily, leading to avoidable concern.
In response, the Environment Agency has introduced more precise alert zones. One key change is the creation of a dedicated warning area for the South Forty-Foot Drain in Boston. In Grantham, the River Witham alert area has been split to better reflect flood risk patterns.
These updates mean over 800 properties have now been placed into a more appropriately sized flood warning zone. Officials are encouraging locals to register for alerts, as better data and targeting means warnings are now more useful and less likely to cause false alarms.
The changes are part of broader efforts to make flood alerts feel less like blanket warnings and more like tailored, timely tools to help people prepare.
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