Flood Warning Info - River Severn at Shrawardine, Montford Bridge and Mytton

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River Severn at Shrawardine, Montford Bridge and Mytton.

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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2024 17:45

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford river gauge as a result of Storm Darragh. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, 08/12/2024. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area. Predicted peak at Montford 6.0m to 6.5m tonight, 08/12/24. No significant rainfall is forecast in the next few days. We expect river levels to remain high for several days.  We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 11:00 on Monday 09/12/2024, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 8 Dec 2024 08:59

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford river gauge as a result of Storm Darrah. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, 08/12/2024. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area. Predicted peak at Montford 6.0m to 6.5m this evening We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 19:00 today, 08/12/2024, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 25 Nov 2024 12:33

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is imminent. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area. Predicted peak at Montford 5.9m to 6.2 on Monday afternoon, 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. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities. 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 18:00 on 25/11/24, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 10:01

River Severn

River levels are high but continue to fall at the Montford river gauge. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Montford Peaked at 6.58m on Wednesday evening, 03/01/24. Some heavy showers are forecast today, 05/01/24, but no further significant rainfall is expected. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 on Friday 05/01/24, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 18:53

River Severn

River levels remain high but are now falling at the Montford river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to continue. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Montford Peaked at 6.58m on Wednesday evening, 03/01/24. Some showers are forecast on Friday & Saturday, but no further significant rainfall is expected. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 Friday morning, 05/01/24, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 09:44

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Montford Peaked at 6.58m on Wednesday evening, 03/01/24. No significant rain is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 18:01

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak: Montford 6.6m to 6.8m Wednesday evening, 03/01/24. Further showers are forecast. We expect river levels to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 10:27

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.2 to 6.7m Wednesday night, 03/01/24. Further rainfall is forecast, and we expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 today, Wednesday 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 09:38

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.2 to 6.7m Wednesday night, 03/01/24. Further rainfall is forecast, and we expect river levels to remain high over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 today, Wednesday 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 19:33

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to start from 11pm tonight, Tuesday, 02/01/24. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.2 to 6.7m Wednesday night, 03/01/24. Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 2 Jan 2024 18:27

River Severn

River levels are rising at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected to start from 11pm tonight, Tuesday, 02/01/24. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.1 to 6.5m Wednesday night, 03/01/24. Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 21 Oct 2023 22:12

River Severn

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. Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.

Flood Warning issued on 12 Jan 2023 18:19

River Severn

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 23 Feb 2022 17:35

River Severn

River levels remain high but are now falling at the Montford river gauge. Flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Peaks:- Montford peaked at 7.03m on Monday night, 21/02/22. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 24/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 9am on Thursday 24/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 23 Feb 2022 08:04

River Severn

River levels remain high but are falling at the Montford river gauge following recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Peaks:- Montford peaked at 7.02m on Monday night, 21/02/22. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 24/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 6pm on Wednesday 23/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 17:45

River Severn

River levels remain high but steady at the Montford river gauge following recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Peaks:- Montford peaked at 7.03m on Monday night, 21/02/22. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 24/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 9am on Wednesday 23/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 08:33

River Severn

River levels remain high but steady at the Montford river gauge following recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Peak at Montford was 7.03m on Monday night, 21/02/22. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday, 24/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 6pm on Tuesday 22/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 22 Feb 2022 02:15

River Severn

River levels remain high but steady at the Montford river gauge following recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 7.0 to 7.1m overnight tonight into Tuesday morning 22/02/22. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 24/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 9am on Tuesday 22/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 16:59

River Severn

River levels remain high and rising at the Montford river gauge following recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.8 to 7m Tuesday afternoon 22/02/22 We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 24/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated by 9am on Tuesday 22/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 10:16

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.6m to 7.10m Tuesday morning 22/02/22 We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 24/02/22. 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 5pm on Monday 21/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 01:56

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from tonight. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.4m to 6.9m on Tuesday 22/02/22 We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 24/02/22. 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 17:50

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property roads and farmland is expected to begin between 8 and 11pm tonight, 20/02/22. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.4m to 6.9m on Tuesday 22/02/22 We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday 24/02/22. 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 Monday 21/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 20 Feb 2022 15:59

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property roads and farmland is expected to begin between 20:00 and 23:00 today, 20/02/22. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area and the B4380 at Montford Bridge. Predicted peak at Montford 6.4m to 6.9m 22/02. We expect river levels to remain high until 24/02/22. 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 19:00 on 20/02/22, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 23 Jan 2021 07:03

River Severn

River levels remain high but are beginning to fall slowly at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area. Peaks:- Montford peaked at 6.83m overnight Thursday, 21/01/21. 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 checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 4pm on Saturday, 23/01/21, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 15:45

River Severn

River levels are falling but remain high at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area. Peaks:- Montford 6.8m overnight Thursday, 21/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 9am on Saturday, 23/01/21, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2021 07:20

River Severn

Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 15:17

River Severn

River levels are continuing to rise at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area. Predicted peak at Montford 6.4m to 6.8m on Friday morning 22/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 9am Friday, 22/01/21, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 10:16

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford 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 in the Montford Bridge area. Predicted peak at Montford 6.3m to 6.7m on Friday morning 22/01/21. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 4pm today, 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 00:44

River Severn

River levels have risen at the Montford river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 4am Thursday, 21/01/21. We expect flooding to affect properties in the Montford Bridge area. Predicted peak at Montford 6.5m to 7.0m Friday morning 22/01/21 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 checking defences. 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 21/01/21, or as the situation changes.