Environment Agency – Flood Alert Report

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Flood Summary Sheet for West Midlands Area
(Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)
Time: 15:58 Date: 21/10/2023 Next Update Planned (approximately): 22/10/2023 09:00
Section 1: Warnings in Force
Area Flood Alerts Flood Warnings Severe Flood Warnings
For full details of Warnings currently in force please visit: Check for flooding in England (gov.uk)
Section 2: River Level Information
River Gauge Location Forecast Forecast Forecast Date and Time of Peak Recorded Recorded Time of Peak Highest Recent (m) Highest Historic Peak (m)
Minimum Maximum Peak
Severn Crew Green 6.4 6.5 Saturday PM 6.58 22-Feb-22 6.58 21-Feb-22
Welsh Bridge 3.8 4.3 Sunday PM 5.11 25-Feb-20 5.25 01-Nov-00
Buildwas 5.3 5.8 Monday AM 6.79 26-Feb-20 7.04 02-Nov-00
Bridgnorth 4.3 4.8 Monday AM 5.19 26-Feb-20 5.26 02-Nov-00
Bewdley 4.3 4.8 Monday PM 5.48 26-Feb-20 5.56 02-Nov-00
Worcester 5.0 5.5 Monday Overnight 5.79 27-Feb-20 5.79 27-Feb-20
Diglis 4.7 5.0 Monday Overnight 5.28 17-Feb-20 5.30 22-Jul-07
Kempsey Yacht Club 6.8 7.1 Tuesday 7.49 17-Feb-20 7.49 17-Feb-20
Saxons Lode 4.9 5.4 Tuesday 5.49 17-Feb-20 5.93 22-Jul-07
Mythe 4.3 4.8 Wednesday 4.67 18-Feb-20 5.50 22-Jul-07
Gloucester 4.44 19-Feb-20 4.92 23-Jul-07
Sharpness 11.07 11-Mar-20 11.07 11-Mar-20
Teme Leintwardine 2.40 Saturday AM
Tenbury 5.53 Saturday AM 5.90 16-Feb-20 5.97 21-Jul-07
Bransford 5.5 5.6 Saturday PM 5.90 16-Feb-20 6.09 21-Jul-07
Avon Evesham 3.30 Saturday AM 4.01 15-Nov-19 5.52 21-Jul-07
Wye Bredwardine 4.16 Saturday AM 6.99 16-Feb-20 6.99 16-Feb-20
Old Wye Bridge 3.8 3.9 Saturday PM 6.11 17-Feb-20 6.11 17-Feb-20
Ross on Wye 3.5 3.7 Saturday PM 4.90 1-Oct-19 4.90 1-Oct-19
Newport 8.10 11-Mar-20 8.10 11-Mar-20
For current levels at gauge locations: River and Sea Levels (gov.uk)
Section 3: Additional Information & Contacts
Barrier information

Frankwell: Phase 1 & 2 Deployed
Coleham Head: prepared and ready if required
Ironbridge: Phases 1 & 2 Being deployed Today.
Bewdley: Phase 1 Deployed, Phase 2 being deployed, Phase 3 ready if required
Hilton Road and Upton Newgates Closed.
Hereford not required

Rainfall
Saturday
20-30 severn head waters, 10-20 elsewhere
Sunday
Dry
Mon-Tues
Continued unsettled weather 10-20 widespread across the patch. Low Confidence
Sunday Professional Partner queries for Gloucestershire Cotswold District :                                                                                                               0845 850 3518 (ask for West Thames Flood Warning Duty Officer North)