River levels are slowly falling at the Penkridge river due to the continued rainfall and already saturated ground. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 20/12/24.
We expect flooding to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Sow between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough, the River Penk between Coven and Stafford, the Sandyford Brook, the Rising Brook, the Ridings Brook and the Saredon Brook.
We expect river levels to remain high until this evening 20/12/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses. Plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by tomorrow morning, Saturday 21/12/24, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:38am, Friday 20th December.
Low-lying land and roads between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough on the River Sow, between Coven and Stafford on the River Penk, on the Sandyford Brook, on the Rising Brook, on the Ridings Brook and on the Saredon Brook
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Staffordshire, Wolverhampton
Watercourses covered: Sandyford Brook, Ridings Brook, Saredon Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Sow and River Penk.
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).
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