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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels are forecast to rise at the Buildwas river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is imminent. We expect flooding to affect property on Buildwas Road, downstream of Buildwas Bridge. Predicted Peak at Buildwas 6.5m to 6.8m overnight tonight 22/01/2021.
We expect river levels to remain high until over the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are erecting temporary flood barriers at the Warfage at Ironbridge and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 4pm Friday, 22/01/2021, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:02am, Friday 22nd January 2021.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 23 Feb 2022, 1:14pm
Flood warning
Wed 23 Feb 2022, 7:51am
Flood warning
Tue 22 Feb 2022, 5:57pm
Flood warning
Tue 22 Feb 2022, 8:32am
Flood warning
Tue 22 Feb 2022, 2:15am
Flood warning
Mon 21 Feb 2022, 1:23pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 23 Jan 2021, 1:15pm
Flood warning
Sat 23 Jan 2021, 7:02am
Flood warning
Fri 22 Jan 2021, 6:15pm
Flood warning
Fri 22 Jan 2021, 10:02am
River Severn at Buildwas
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Shropshire
Watercourses covered: River Severn
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Severn at Buildwas.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.