Flood Warning Info - River Teme at Ludlow
Area Description
River Teme at Ludlow.
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:
Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 20 Oct 2023 20:43
River Teme
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 21 Feb 2022 10:49
River Teme
River levels have risen at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is imminent. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in Ludlow.
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 using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 7pm on Monday 21/01/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Feb 2022 05:39
River Teme
River levels have risen at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding (of property) is imminent. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in Ludlow.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the day, 21/02/22.
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 and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 11:00 am on Monday 21/01/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 16:17
River Teme
River levels are beginning to fall at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding of property, roads and farmland continues today, 21/01/21. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in Ludlow.
No further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain until the weekend.
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 and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 11am on Friday, 22/01/21 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 08:17
River Teme
River levels are rising at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property,roads and farmland is possible from 10:00am today, 21/01/21. We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in Ludlow. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until the weekend.
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 and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 4pm today, 21/01/21 or as the situation changes.
Severe Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 05:23
River Teme
River levels remain high at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow.
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 Ludlow peaked at 5.2m on Sunday evening 16/02/20.
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 Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes
Severe Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 17:33
River Teme
This Severe Warning has been issued because river levels have risen at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland continues today, Sunday 16/02/20. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow.
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 Ludlow are predicted to peak between 5.2 and 5.4m this evening, Sunday 16/02/20.
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 5am on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes
Severe Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 11:47
River Teme
This Severe Warning has been issued because river levels are rising at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, Sunday 16/02/20. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow.
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 Ludlow are predicted to peak between 5.3 and 5.5m this afternoon, Sunday 16/02/20.
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 6pm on Sunday 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 07:37
River Teme
River levels have risen at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property,roads and farmland is expected from this morning, 16/02/20. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. River levels are expected to peak between 4.7 and 5.0m this afternoon.
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 4pm this afternoon, 16/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2019 13:04
River Teme
River levels are currently high but steady at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow. Predicted peak: 3.9m to 4.1m on Friday early afternoon, 15/11/19.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. 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 18:00 on 15/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2019 08:48
River Teme
River levels are currently rising slowly at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow. Predicted peak: 3.9m to 4.1m on Friday morning, 15/11/19.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. 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 13:00 on 15/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2019 03:29
River Teme
River levels are currently rising slowly at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is still possible. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow. Predicted peak: 3.9m to 4.1m on Friday morning, 15/11/19.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. 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 09:00 on 15/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 14 Nov 2019 15:42
River Teme
River levels are forecast to rise at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from overnight tonight , 14/11/19. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to begin rising at 16:00 on 14/11/19.
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 04:00 on 15/11/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Oct 2019 08:58
River Teme
River levels remain high at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding may affect properties and roads in Ludlow.
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 5pm on 27/10/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 26 Oct 2019 18:01
River Teme
River levels have risen at the Ludlow (Teme) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in Ludlow.
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 09:00 on 27/10/19, or as the situation changes.