Flood Summary Sheet for West Midlands Area
Please find attached the latest Flood Summary Sheet for Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
Operational barriers; Hereford, Frankwell phases 1-3, Coleman except for road closure. Ironbridge phases 1 & 2. Bewdley phase 1 & phase 2. Waterside, New Street and Dunn’s Lane gates all closed.
There are currently multiple peaks along the Severn and the above reflects the levels for the latest forecast peak.
Rain this week is expected to bring renewed rises.
We saw 25-30mm in Upper catchments over last 24 hours, with a widespread 10-15mm elsewhere in the area.
Forecast rainfall totals for today, Tuesday to Thursday:
- Tuesday widespread 5-10mm, isolated 12-14mm.
- Wed widespread 5-25mm.
- Thur widespread 5-12mm.
- Friday mostly dry, up to 12mm on high ground
The Environment Agency are closely monitoring the situation.
