Flooding update provided by the Environment Agency & Wyre Forest District Council

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Weather

  • Showery overnight – more settled into Saturday am and onwards

EA Update

  • Leading on comms – link into Bronze Cells
  • No comms group formally stood up – Partners to re-tweet

Environment Agency

  • Rapid rise in river levels – pause in Phase 1 (SSN) this has now been completed
  • Properties at risk (4) have been protected by EA teams with sandbags and no issues
  • Phase 2 – ready for deployment
  • Severn still rising
  • Forecast levels for Bewdley 4.3 – 4.8 Sunday PM
  • Beales Corner defence will not be deployed – Properties at risk however EA have been working closely with these residents – Property level flood defence in operation

Highways

  • Roads closed by flash flooding are now open – some issues with those affected by rivers
  • A451 Dunley (Severn Trent Works) road closure

 Police

  • Bronze Cell operating in Bewdley – Full list of vulnerable properties and door knocking will commence tomorrow
  • Tasking meeting at 08:00 – Liaise with CVAC
  • TCG – Saturday 11:00am / Sunday am
  • Recovery cell

UK Health Security Agency

  • No issues
Flood Summary Sheet for West Midlands Area
(Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)
Time: 10:24 Date: 21/10/2023 Next Update Planned (approximately): 21/10/2023 16:00
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 6.3 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 5.3 5.7 Monday Overnight 5.79 27-Feb-20 5.79 27-Feb-20
Diglis 4.4 4.7 Monday Overnight 5.28 17-Feb-20 5.30 22-Jul-07
Kempsey Yacht Club 6.5 7.0 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 Tenbury 5.53 Saturday AM 5.90 16-Feb-20 5.97 21-Jul-07
Bransford 5.2 5.5 Saturday PM 5.90 16-Feb-20 6.09 21-Jul-07
Avon Evesham 3.2 3.4 Saturday AM 4.01 15-Nov-19 5.52 21-Jul-07
Wye Bredwardine 4.1 4.2 Saturday AM 6.99 16-Feb-20 6.99 16-Feb-20
Old Wye Bridge 3.6 3.9 Saturday AM 6.11 17-Feb-20 6.11 17-Feb-20
Ross on Wye 3.5 3.9 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

Frankwel: 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)