Flood Warning Info - River Wye at Rotherwas, Hereford
Area Description
River Wye at Rotherwas, Hereford.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
Get a Flood Insurance Quote for your Home
There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.
Download the Flood Assist App
Download the Flood Assist App to view current flood warnings, check your flood risk, and create your digital flood action plan.
Sign up for Live Flood Warnings & Alerts
Sign up to receive live flood warning and alert updates for your location using data from the EA, SEPA and NRW.
Flood Warning History
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
We can provide a Flood Insurance Quote for properties in the Hereford area
Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2024 16:39
River Wye
River levels remain high at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge following heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 08/12/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.1m to 5.4m Sunday evening, 07/12/24.
No significant rainfall is due over the next 48 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Monday 09/12/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2024 10:21
River Wye
River levels remain high at the Old Wye Bridge River gauge following heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 08/12/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.1m to 5.4m Sunday evening, 07/12/24.
Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on Sunday 08/12/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Dec 2024 18:32
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from tonight, 07/12/24. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.3m to 5.7m tonight, 07/12/24.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 11:00 on Sunday 08/12/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Nov 2024 11:07
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue today 24/11/2024. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Observed peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.2m at 07:45 Monday, 25/11/24.
No further significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours but showers are possible. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on Monday 25/11/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 25 Nov 2024 10:24
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue today 24/11/2024. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.2m to 5.3m on Monday morning, 25/11/2024.
No further significant rainfall is expected over the next 48 hours but showers are possible. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 17:00 on Monday 25/11/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Nov 2024 17:41
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today 24/11/2024.
We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.9m to 5.2m on Monday morning 25/11/2024.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 25/11/24 or as the situation changes
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 09:44
River Wye
River levels remain high at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge peaked at 5.18m on Wednesday evening, 03/01/24.
No significant rain is forecast. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 7pm Thursday, 04/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 17:42
River Wye
River levels remain high at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.1m to 5.2m on Wednesday evening, 03/01/24.
Further showers are forecast. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11am Thursday morning, 04/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 10:33
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.0m to 5.1m by midday today, Wednesday 03/01/24.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities. Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 7pm today, Wednesday 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 19:08
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from 2am tomorrow, Wednesday, 03/01/24.
We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.1 to 5.3m Wednesday morning, 03/01/24.
Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11am on 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Jan 2023 16:45
River Wye
A flood warning has been issued. Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding. Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have. 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.
Flood Warning issued on 13 Jan 2023 00:15
River Wye
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
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.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 08:33
River Wye
River levels remain high but are now falling at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Peak:- Old Wye Bridge peaked at 5.38m on Monday evening, 21/02/2022
We expect river levels to remain high until this evening Tuesday 22/02/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
This message will be updated by 7pm on Tuesday 22/02/22 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 20:03
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.2m to 5.4m on Monday evening, 21/02/2022
We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday 22/02/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid contact with flood water. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
This message will be updated by 10am on Tuesday 22/02/22 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 10:15
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.8 to 5.1m on Monday afternoon, 21/02/22.
We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday, 22/02/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 7pm on Monday 21/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 02:21
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.9 to 5.3m on Monday afternoon, 21/02/22.
We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday, 22/02/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 11am on Monday 21/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2022 21:04
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.9m to 5.3 21/02/22 lunch time.
We expect river levels to remain high until on 22/02/22.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 3am on 21/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2021 08:56
River Wye
River levels remain high but are starting to fall at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
No further significant rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 6pm today, 22/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2021 17:22
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
No further significant rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 10am Monday, 22/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2021 09:18
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 21/02/21. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.0m to 5.2m Sunday afternoon, 21/02/21.
No further significant rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 6pm this evening, 21/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2021 06:02
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 21/02/21. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.9m to 5.1m Sunday morning, 21/02/21.
Some further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 10am on 21/02/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 09:55
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.4m to 5.6m today, 22/01/21.
No further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 5pm on Friday, 22/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 17:14
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property ,roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.4m to 5.6m this evening, Thursday 21/01/21.
No further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday, 22/01/21.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and roads near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 10am on Friday, 22/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 13:26
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property,roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.3m to 5.5m today, Thursday 21/01/21.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday, 22/01/21.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 5pm today, 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 08:05
River Wye
River levels have risen at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property,roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.8m to 5.3m this evening, Thursday 21/01/21.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday, 22/01/21.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 5pm today, 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 19:25
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to begin overnight tonight, the 20/01/21. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.8m to 5.3m on Thursday evening, the 21/01/21.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday, 22/01/21.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 9am tomorrow morning, 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 19 Dec 2020 15:28
River Wye
River levels are rising slowly at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 19/12/20. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.5m to 4.8m on Saturday evening 19/12/20.
Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Monday 21/12/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 8am on 20/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 19 Dec 2020 07:37
River Wye
River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 19/12/20. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.5m to 4.8m Saturday afternoon 19/12/20.
Further showers are forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Monday 21/12/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 16:00 on 19/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 18 Dec 2020 17:51
River Wye
River levels are forecast to rise at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from tomorrow early morning, 19/12/20. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.0m to 5.5m Saturday afternoon 19/12/20.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast overnight. We expect river levels to remain high until Monday 21/12/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 08:00 on 19/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Mar 2020 16:52
River Wye
River levels are forecast to rise at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to begin this afternoon 10/03/2020. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.5m to 4.8m this evening 10/03/2020.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are erecting temporary flood barriers at Hereford and checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 10am on Wednesday, 11/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Mar 2020 07:32
River Wye
River levels are forecast to rise at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to begin this afternoon 10/03/2020. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 4.8m to 5.2m this evening 10/03/2020.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are erecting temporary flood barriers at Hereford and checking defences.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 5pm on 10/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 19:32
River Wye
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Old Wye Bridge river gauge has peaked at 6.11m this morning, Monday 17/02/20. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 12:00 on Tuesday 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 13:50
River Wye
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Old Wye Bridge river gauge has peaked at 6.11m this morning, Monday 17/02/20.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid contact with flood water and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 7pm on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 04:31
River Wye
This flood warning is being updated because the forecasted peak at Old Wye Bridge has changed. River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property roads is expected. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.7m to 5.9m Monday 17/02/20 overnight.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 2pm on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 19:06
River Wye
This flood warning is being updated because the forecasted peak at Old Wye Bridge has changed. River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property roads is expected from today, 16/02/20. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.6m to 5.9m Sunday 16/02/20 overnight.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 5am on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 09:56
River Wye
River levels are forecast to rise at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property roads is expected from 14:00 today, 16/02/20. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford. Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.4m to 5.8m by the afternoon of 17/02.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please move possession and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.