River Trent at Rugeley Flood warning 2:42pm, Wednesday 3rd January 2024

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels are peaking at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the last few days. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, Wednesday 03/01/2024 and tomorrow morning, Thursday 04/01/2024. Further showers are forecast over the next 12 hours, and as such river levels will remain high today, Wednesday 03/01/2024 and tomorrow, Thursday 04/01/2024. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. Avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated tomorrow, Thursday 04/01/2024 or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 2:42pm, Wednesday 3rd January 2024.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Trent at Rugeley including Mast Trading Estate, Power Station Road area, Boston Industrial Estate, Deacons Way, Bishops Grange and Vicars Croft

Region: West Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Staffordshire

Watercourses covered: River Trent

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 Trent at Rugeley.

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).