19:43- Environment Agency issued flood alert for East and West Fens
Environment Agency has issued a Flood Alert for the East and West Fen Catchwaters, including the Stonebridge Drain to the north of Boston.
Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding, with flooding possible from overnight on 8 January 2026. The areas most likely to be affected are low-lying land and roads close to rivers. Current forecasts indicate that flooding to properties is not expected, and as a result Flood Warnings are not anticipated at this time.
The situation is being closely monitored. Residents are advised to take care and avoid walking, cycling, or driving through flood water, and to avoid low-lying roads and areas near rivers that may become flooded.
18:30 - East Midlands Railway announces cancellation of several Skegness-Nottingham services
Due to the predicted adverse weather, the following journeys between Skegness and Nottingham have been cancelled.
- 16:45 Nottingham to Skegness due 19:02 will be terminated at Grantham.
It will no longer call at Ancaster, Rauceby, Sleaford, Heckington, Boston, Wainfleet and Skegness. - 17:24 Skegness to Nottingham due 19:30 will be terminated at Boston.
It will no longer call at Heckington, Sleaford, Grantham, Bingham, Radcliffe Notts, Netherfield and Nottingham. - 17:45 Nottingham to Skegness due 20:00 will be terminated at Grantham.
It will no longer call at Sleaford, Heckington, Boston, Wainfleet and Skegness. - 18:16 Skegness to Nottingham due 20:26 will be terminated at Boston.
It will no longer call at Hubberts Bridge, Heckington, Sleaford, Grantham, Bottesford, Aslockton, Bingham, Radcliffe Notts and Nottingham. - 18:45 Nottingham to Skegness due 20:54 will be cancelled.
- 19:18 Skegness to Nottingham due 21:24 will be cancelled.
- 19:45 Nottingham to Boston due 21:30 will be cancelled.
- 20:19 Skegness to Nottingham due 22:32 will be cancelled.
- 20:45 Nottingham to Boston due 22:19 will be cancelled.
- 21:17 Skegness to Nottingham due 23:05 will be cancelled.
- 21:37 Nottingham to Grantham due 22:10 will be cancelled.
FRIDAY 9TH JANUARY 2026
- 06:00 Nottingham to Grantham due 06:34 will be cancelled.
- 06:33 Nottingham to Skegness due 08:52 will be cancelled.
- 07:41 Nottingham to Skegness due 09:54 will be cancelled.
- 08:45 Nottingham to Skegness due 10:54 will be cancelled.
Dan Matthews, Network Rail operations director, said: “We are doing everything we can to prepare the railway for the impacts from Storm Goretti.
“In more remote parts of our network we’re anticipating the storm impact on roads will mean that our own staff will struggle to reach signal boxes and, potentially, to respond to incidents on the railway as they normally would. As a result, we and our colleagues in EMR have taken the difficult decision to remove late evening and early morning services.
“We’re really sorry for the impact which this will have on these communities but the safety and wellbeing of passengers and our own teams must come first. We’ll make sure websites and social media is kept up to date with the very latest information.
Paul Barnfield, Operations Director at East Midlands Railway, said: “Due to the impact of Storm Goretti, we and our colleagues at Network Rail have taken the difficult decision to withdraw some late evening and early-morning services.
“We know this will be disruptive and we’re sorry for the inconvenience. This decision has been taken to reduce the risk of trains becoming stranded during severe weather. Heavy snow can affect railway infrastructure such as signals and junctions, leading to trains being delayed or stuck for long periods, often in remote locations that are difficult to access.
“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and our colleagues must come first. We strongly recommend customers complete their journeys before 2000 today, even on routes which may not be as heavily affected.
“Ticket restrictions have been relaxed, allowing customers with tickets for Thursday or Friday to travel earlier on Thursday or instead on Saturday 10 January. If a journey cannot be completed or a service is cancelled, refunds are available from the original point of purchase. Customers are advised to check our website for the latest info.”
