This warning has been re-issued due to revised predicted peaks for Gloucester Docks. River levels are rising at the Sandhurst river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Flooding is expected. Flooding may affect Coal Wharf and Riverside, Maisemore and Sandhurst Lane. Base Lane, Sandhurst may also flood. A417 over to Maisemore is closed due to flooding. Predicted peaks at: Sandhurst river gauge is between 4.7 to 5m Wednesday morning, Gloucester river gauge is between 4.3 to 4.5m Wednesday morning. Scattered showers are expected over the next 24 hours with further prolonged rainfall forecast from midday on Wednesday, 19/02/20. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services. This message will be updated by 3am on Wednesday, 19/02/20, or as the situation changes.
This information last updated 5:33pm, Tuesday 18th February.
River Severn at Sandhurst and Maisemore including Walham and Severnside Farm
Region: Midlands
Counties covered: Gloucestershire
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 Sandhurst and Maisemore.
Icons on the map show nearby level monitoring stations. They are not necessarily related to this particular flood warning area.
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 fisk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
No current or recent warnings.
