Flood Warning Info - River Wye at Blackmarstone, Hereford

Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. As the Blackmarstone barriers have been deployed and are fully operational, we are currently not expecting protected properties in this area to be impacted. The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels. We are temporarily automating our messages due to industrial action

River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible today, Tuesday, 18/02/20. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents. River levels at Old Wye Bridge peaked at 6.11m midday on Monday 17/02/20. Further rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. We expect river levels to remain high over the next couple of days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. This message will be updated by 2pm on Tuesday 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.

This Severe Flood Warning has been issued because river levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible today, Monday, 17/02/20. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents. River levels at Old Wye Bridge have peaked at 6.11m midday today, Monday 17/02/20. Further rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. We expect river levels to remain high over the next couple of days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. This message will be updated by 3am on Tuesday 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.

This Severe Flood Warning has been issued because river levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible today, Monday, 17/02/20. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents. River levels at Old Wye Bridge have peaked at 6.11m midday today, Monday 17/02/20. Further rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. We expect river levels to remain high over the next couple of days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. This message will be updated by 4pm on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.

This Severe Flood Warning has been issued because river levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property and roads is possible today, Monday, 17/02/20. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and have a bag ready with vital items like medicines and insurance documents. River levels at Old Wye Bridge are predicted to peak between 6.0 and 6.1m this morning, Monday 17/02/20. Further rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. We expect river levels to remain high over the next couple of days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. This message will be updated by 12 noon on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.