Flood Warning Info - River Severn in the Welshpool Area
Area Description
The River Severn from Coed y Dinas Garden Centre to Leighton Bridge, including parts of Severn Farm Industrial Estate and Leighton.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
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Flood Warning History
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 1 Jan 2025 19:30
North
River levels are rising. Flooding to property is expected. Flooding of low-lying land and roads is ongoing. The A483 at the The Moors Straight, Welshpool and minor roads in the area could be affected by flooding. We will continue to monitor the situation. Technical river level forecast information for those who use it; a peak level between 5.05 m and 5.20 m is possible at approximately 00:15 AM on 2nd January 2025. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Dec 2024 13:55
North
River levels are rising. Flooding to property is expected. Flooding of low-lying land and roads is ongoing. Impacts are ongoing. The A483 at the The Moors Straight, Welshpool and minor roads in the area could be affected by flooding. The B4381 at Lower Leighton, the A458 at Buttington Bridge, the A483 at the Moors Straight and minor roads in the area could be affected by flooding. The River Severn in the Welshpool Area at the Buttington gauge is expected to rise until approximately 05:00AM tomorrow morning (08/12/2024). We will continue to monitor the situation. Technical river level forecast information for those who use it; a peak level between 5.4m and 5.6m is possible into the early hours of tomorrow morning (08/12/2024). This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 24 Nov 2024 10:26
North
River levels are rising. Flooding to property is expected. Flooding of low-lying land and roads is ongoing. Impacts are expected to occur today. The A483 at the The Moors Straight, Welshpool and minor roads in the area could be affected by flooding. The River Severn in the Welshpool Area at the Buttington gauge is expected to rise until approximately 10pm this evening. The weather conditions are improving. The heaviest rainfall has now cleared this area. We will continue to monitor the situation. Technical river level forecast information for those who use it; a peak level between 5.0m and 5.2m is possible this evening. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Oct 2024 15:05
North
River levels are rising. River levels are expected to rise. Flooding to property is expected. Flooding of low-lying land and roads is ongoing. The situation could deteriorate further and severe flooding may be possible. Impacts are ongoing. The A483 at the The Moors Straight, Welshpool and minor roads in the area could be affected by flooding. The B4381 at Lower Leighton, the A458 at Buttington Bridge, the A483 at the Moors Straight and minor roads in the area could be affected by flooding. The River Severn in the Welshpool Area at the Buttington gauge is expected to rise until approximately 05:00AM tomorrow morning (17/10/2024). We will continue to monitor the situation. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 07:38
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 6:30 AM. Buttington was 5.2 metres. A peak level between 5.2 and 5.3 metres is possible this morning. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 6:00 PM.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 19:27
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 7:00 PM .
Buttington was 4.99 metres. A peak level between 5.05 and 5.35 metres is possible tomorrow.
The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 16:59
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 17:00 PM. Buttington was 5.2 metres and falling. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A4 8 3 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 11:54
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 12:30 PM. Buttington was 5.3 metres. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A4 8 3 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 6:00 PM.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 14:43
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 15:00 PM.
Buttington was 4.5 metres. A peak level between 5.3 and 5.6 metres is possible overnight.
The following roads could be affected by flooding;
The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. The B4381 at Lower Leighton.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 12 Jan 2023 17:09
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 16:00 PM. Buttington was 5.15 metres. A peak level between 5.2 and 5.35 metres is possible this evening. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. The B4381 at Lower Leighton. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 12 Jan 2023 10:34
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 09:30 AM. Buttington was 4.92 metres. A peak level between 5.35 and 5.5 metres is possible this evening. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. The B4381 at Lower Leighton. This message will be updated by 6:00 PM.
Flood Warning issued on 11 Jan 2023 23:45
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 11.00 PM.
Buttington was 4.7 metres. A peak level between 5.2 and 5.4 metres is possible tomorrow.
The following roads could be affected by flooding;
The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool.
The B4381 at Lower Leighton.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 18:02
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 5:00 PM. Buttington was 5.11 metres.
The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 09:33
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 8:30 AM. Buttington was 5.4 metres. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A4 8 3 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. The B4 3 8 1 at Lower Leighton.
This message will be updated by 6:00 PM.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2022 17:34
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 4:00 PM. Buttington was 4.9 metres. A peak level between 5.4 and 5.8 metres is possible tomorrow. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. The B4381 at Lower Leighton. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2022 09:02
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 8:00 AM. Buttington was 4.9 metres. A peak level between 5.1 and 5.3 metres is possible overnight. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 6:00 PM.
Flood Warning issued on 19 Feb 2022 20:30
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 19:00. Buttington was 4.7 metres. A peak level between 4.9 and 5.1 metres is possible overnight.
The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Dec 2021 09:17
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 08:30 AM. Buttington was 5.20 metres. The following roads could be affected by flooding. The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 6:00 PM.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2021 22:33
North
All peak levels are based on the latest forecast as of 10:00 PM. Buttington was 5.02 metres. A peak level between 5.05 and 5.25 metres is possible tomorrow. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A483 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 17:31
North
At 5:00 PM. the level at Buttington was 5.18 metres and steady. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A4 8 3 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM or if the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 06:28
North
At 6:15 AM, the level at Buttington was 5.3 metres and steady. A peak level of between 5.3 and 5.4 metres is expected to occur this morning. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A4 8 3 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 6:00 PM or if the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Jan 2021 16:33
North
At 4:20 PM. the level at Buttington was 4.98 metres and rising. A peak level of between 5.1 and 5.4 metres is expected to occur overnight. The following roads could be affected by flooding; The A4 8 3 at The Moors Straight, Welshpool. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM or if the situation changes.