River levels are rising at the Halesowne Manor River Gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 08/10/24. Further isolated rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to rise until later this evening. 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 and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by tomorrow, 09/10/24, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 6:22pm, Tuesday 8th October.
River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire
Watercourses covered: River Stour, Smestow Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire.
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).
