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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible today Sunday 1st March 2026. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. Flooding may affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Catshill to Hawford. Other areas that may be affected include Stoke Heath, Stoke Prior, Elmley Lovett, Droitwich Spa and Ombersley.
Further scattered showers are forecast. We are closely monitoring the situation. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 02 March 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 9:50am, Sunday 1st March.
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Sun 30 Aug 2026, 8:44pm
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Sat 28 Feb 2026, 8:04am
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Wed 18 Feb 2026, 7:44pm
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Mon 16 Feb 2026, 8:15am
River Salwarpe, Elmbridge and Hadley Brooks and their tributaries
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Worcestershire
Watercourses covered: River Salwarpe
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Salwarpe.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).