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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels today may lead to continued flooding. Flooding is possible on 22nd January 2026. River levels are forecast to rise again this evening and overnight into tomorrow as a result of further rainfall.
Flooding may affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Wolverley to Newport. Other locations that may be affected include Market Drayton, Wem, and Rodington.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on 23rd January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:56am, Thursday 22nd January.
Rivers Tern, Perry, Roden, Strine and Meese and their tributaries
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin
Watercourses covered: River Tern, River Perry
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tern and Perry catchments.
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).
There are no other flood warning locations near this area