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River Severn in Shropshire

Flood alert

River levels have peaked and are now falling steadily at the Buildwas and Bridgnorth river gauges following Storm Darragh. However, flooding of roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Shrewsbury to Upper Arley. Locations that may be affected are Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge and Bridgnorth. Floodplain at Leighton starts to fill.

Observed peaks:- Welshbridge 4.13m on Monday morning 09/12/24, Buildwas 5.52m Monday overnight, 10/12/24 and Bridgnorth 4.61m Tuesday morning, 10/12/24.

Flood water could be deep and fast flowing, and therefore pose a risk to life. No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high in the coming days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.

This message will be updated by 09:00 on Thursday, 12/12/2024, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 8:07am, Wednesday 11th December.

Flood Warning Area Details

River Severn in Shropshire

Region: West Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Worcestershire

Watercourses covered: River Severn

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Severn in Shropshire.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Rea Brook in Shrewsbury
Rea Brook in Shrewsbury

No current or recent warnings.

River Severn at Shrawardine, Montford Bridge and Mytton
River Severn at Shrawardine, Montford Bridge and Mytton

Recent warnings no longer in force.

River Severn at Frankwell, Shrewsbury
River Severn at Frankwell, Shrewsbury

No current or recent warnings.

River Severn at the Showground and The Quarry, Shrewsbury
River Severn at the Showground and The Quarry, Shrewsbury

River Severn at Buildwas
River Severn at Buildwas

No current or recent warnings.

River Severn at Ironbridge and Jackfield
River Severn at Ironbridge and Jackfield including Coalport

River Severn at the Wharfage, Ironbridge
River Severn at the Wharfage, Ironbridge

Recent warnings no longer in force.

River Severn at Sutton Wharf
River Severn at Sutton Wharf

No current or recent warnings.

River Severn at Fort Pendlestone and Severn Hall
River Severn at Fort Pendlestone and Severn Hall

Recent warnings no longer in force.

River Severn at Bridgnorth
River Severn at Bridgnorth

River Severn at Wellmeadow Estate, Bridgnorth
River Severn at Wellmeadow Estate, Bridgnorth

No current or recent warnings.

River Severn at Quatford
River Severn at Quatford

River Severn at Hampton Loade and Highley
River Severn at Hampton Loade and Highley

Rea Brook and Cound Brook
Rea and Cound Brooks and their tributaries

Recent warnings no longer in force.

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