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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels have risen at the Swindon river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall throughout today 23/10/2022. Consequently, flooding to property is possible overnight and into tomorrow morning (24/10/22). Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Monday 24/10/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast and clearing weed screens.
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 morning, 24/10/2022, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 6:23pm, Sunday 23rd October 2022.
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Smestow Brook at Hinksford including Hinksford Park, Greensforge, Flatheridge Cottage and Greensforge Lane
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Staffordshire
Watercourses covered: Smestow Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Smestow Brook at Hinksford.
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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No current or recent warnings.
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