River levels remain high at the Cae Howel river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland may continue today, into the weekend.
We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine near Shrewsbury. Other locations that may be affected include Llanymynech, Maesbrook and Melverley.
Predicted peaks:-
Llanymynech 3.1m to 3.3m Saturday afternoon, 21/12/24;
Cae Howel 3.6m to 3.8m on Sunday morning, 22/12/24
Further rain is forecast over the next 48 hours, and we expect river levels to be high over the next few days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 9am on 22/12/2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:35am, Saturday 21st December.
Severn Vyrnwy confluence
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Shropshire
Watercourses covered: River Severn, River Vyrnwy
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Severn Vyrnwy confluence.
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).
No current or recent warnings.