The exceptional rainfall over the past several weeks has soaked the ground to such an extent that even moderate rainfall is going straight into the river and raising the level.
Flood warnings are still being applied across parts of England and Wales and the Environment Agency currently has 16 Flood Warnings in place across rivers in Southeast Wales, the Midlands, North East and Southern England
A Severe Flood Warning still remains in force on the River Aire at the flooded town of Gowdall, near Humberside, where two temporary sluices are being constructed on the banks of the River Aire. The sluices will drain water into the River Aire from the last remaining, severely flooded area of the country.
Rain is forecast of between 10mm and 30mm over the next 24 hours in parts of England and Wales. As all catchments are heavily saturated the forecast rain presents a risk of further flooding. Flood Warnings and Flood Watches have been in force over parts of England and Wales for some weeks following the exceptionally heavy rain falls at the end of October and the beginning of this month.
The current Severe Flood Warning is:
River Aire Gowdall, Humberside, North Yorkshire
The current Flood Warnings are:
North East:
Lower River Aire Brotherton Marsh
Midlands:
River Wye Buxton to Rowsley, Derbyshire
River Trent Burton to Castle Donington, Leicestershire
River Vyrnwy Llansantffraid to Shrawardine, Powys
River Severn Atcham to Buildwas, Powys
Pool Quay to Crew Green, Shropshire
Llandinam to Glandulais (incl. Caersws), Shropshire
Caerhowel to Trewern, Shropshire
Tewkesbury to upstream of Gloucester, Gloucester
Wales:
River Wye Hay to Hereford Agricultural Areas, Hereford
Hereford to Ross-on-Wye, Hereford
Anglian:
Hundred Foot Washes at Welney, Cambridgeshire
Southern:
River Beult Pluckley and Bethersden to Yalding, Kent
River Lavant Chichester, West Sussex
River Ems Emsworth, Hampshire
