Flood warnings and alerts in place as third storm in a week hits

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Monday, 21 February 2022 13:09

A number of flood warnings and alerts remain in place on rivers in the local area.

A yellow weather warning for wind was in force until 1pm today.

Chris Bainger from the Environment Agency is asking people to be vigilant, Flood Aware and not to ignore warnings as well as advice.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Fire & Rescue Service said it has been dealing with a number of vehicles getting stuck in flood water despite road closures in place.

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In Shropshire, highways teams are working around the clock to close roads and car parks and make sure people who need them have sandbags to protect their homes and businesses.

A Severe Flood Warning - meaning a danger to life - has been issued at the Wharfage in Ironbridge.

Shropshire Council is urging people to only and travel if they need to and not to, under any circumstances, enter flood water.

Image: The River Teme at Tenbury

In Worcestershire, there is a general flood alert for the River Severn across the whole of Worcestershire, but flood warnings specifically for the North and South of Worcester respectively.

In Herefordshire, River levels have begun to rise again at the Hay on Wye river gauge and remain high at Bredwardine, Belmont, Old Wye Bridge, Mordiford and Ross on Wye river gauges following recent heavy rainfall.

In Monmouthshire, a number of flood alerts and warnings are in place. You can check the latest from the Natural Resources Wales.

You can find the latest alerts and warnings in force below - the updates are automatic with the very latest information.