Flooding Update

Please note general updates for Friday 13 January 2023:

Weather – Met Office
Some respite today with light showers – issues overnight with some prolonged heavy rain into Saturday expected from around 21:00 – 22:00hrs
Expect 15-20mm and on higher ground / catchments 20-40mm
Saturday – light rain with another episode on Sunday
Monday into next week – Wind moving from a Northerly direction bringing showers – possible sleet / snow
Conditions getting colder – expect frost

Rivers – Severn

Operational Deployment

Bewdley barriers Phase 1 / 2 deployed
Beales corner deployed Thursday evening and the bridge close to traffic – Beales barrier overtop at 5m
EA staff will be moved to other side of BC barrier at 4.8 for safety reasons
Pedestrian access in place and a free shuttle bus in service covering alternative circular route
Stourport Rd closed due to pumping equipment
B194 (Switchback) still open however this road will close as river rises

Tactical Command

Worcestershire TCG established Thursday 12 January – Meets Friday / Saturday established
Bronze Cell established Thursday 12 January at Bewdley Riverside Elim Church – Meets Saturday 09:00 dial in
Property lists supplied to TCG for known addresses flooding over 5m
Likewise, all Caravan sites at risk notified
Tactical Comms being led by the EA – Adam Bealby adam.bealby@defra.gov.uk (incidentroom.wmd.shwg@environment-agency.gov.uk)
WRS organising some Environmental Health resource for Monday to contact any flooded businesses then. Anyone who actually floods this weekend is unlikely to be able to open without clean-up before then.
Major Incident Status – Not Met