Flood Alert Info - Brooks in the Wyre Forest
Area Description
Mor, Borle, Dowles and Dick Brooks and their tributaries.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 24 Nov 2024 08:20
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels have risen at the Oak Cottage river gauge.
We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. 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 avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 17:00 this afternoon 24/11/2024, or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 13 Oct 2024 17:40
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are forecast to rise at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible tomorrow morning, Monday 14/10/2024. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
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 9am tomorrow, Monday 14/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Sep 2024 07:50
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are forecast to rise at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible this morning 30/09/2024.
We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
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 on the 30/09/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Sep 2024 15:50
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are forecast to rise at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected from early tomorrow morning 30/09/2024.
We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise overnight tonight 29/09/2024 into tomorrow 30/09/2024.
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 09:00 tomorrow morning, 30/09/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Mar 2024 06:04
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are rising at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of forecast heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from early Thursday morning 28/03/24. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock. We expect river levels to remain high on Thursday 28/03/24. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days, which may keep river levels elevated. 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 17:00 on Thursday 28/03/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Mar 2024 16:08
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are forecast to rise at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of forecast heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from early Thursday morning 28/03/24. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock.
We expect river levels to remain high on Thursday 28/03/24. Further rainfall is forecast over the next few days, which may keep river levels elevated.
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 on Thursday 28/03/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 17:35
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are rising slowly at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue into this evening, 22/02/24. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 23/02/24. 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 10:00 on 23/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 22 Feb 2024 09:32
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are rising at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from this morning, 22/02/24. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow, 23/02/24.
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 18:00 on 22/02/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 17:13
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are rising at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock.
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 liaising with emergency services and or Local Authorities. Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 10am tomorrow, Wednesday 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 12:22
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are rising at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to begin between 2pm and 4pm today, 02/01/2024. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and or Local Authorities.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 6pm on 02/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Dec 2023 07:29
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels have risen this morning at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 09:00 today, 04/12/23. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Wednesday 06/12/23. 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 18:00 on 04/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Dec 2023 16:34
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are forecast to rise during the early hours of Monday 04/12/23 at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible fron 03:00 tomorrow, 04/12/23. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday 05/12/23.
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 04/12/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Oct 2023 20:43
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
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.
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 Alert issued on 12 Mar 2023 17:31
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are forecast to rise at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from early tomorrow morning, 13/03/23. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock.
We expect river levels to begin rising from 21:00 this evening, 12/03/23.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 13/03/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Feb 2022 01:43
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are falling at the Oak Cottage river gauge. Consequently, the risk of flooding is reducing. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock.
More rain is forecast over 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.
This message will be updated by 11am on Monday morning, 21/02/22, or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2022 20:03
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels have risen at the Oak Cottage river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock.
More rain is forecast over the next few days and we expect river levels to remain high.
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 3:00am on Monday morning, 21/02/22, or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 07:16
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels remain high but falling at the Mor Brook river gauge as a result of Storm Dennis. Oak Cottage gauge has developed a technical fault. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is receding. Flooding is affecting low lying land and roads adjacent to the River from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further showery rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. 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.
This message will be updated by 4pm on Monday, 17/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 16:03
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels remain high at the Mor Brook and Oak Cottage river gauges as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected. Flooding is affecting low lying land and roads adjacent to the River from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. 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.
This message will be updated by 8am on Monday, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 07:55
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels remain high at the Mor Brook and Oak Cottage river gauges as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected. Flooding is affecting low lying land and roads adjacent to the River from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours as a result of Storm Dennis. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are clearing weed screens.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 4pm on Sunday, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Feb 2020 16:58
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
River levels are rising at the Mor Brook and Oak Cottage river gauges as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from today, Saturday, 15/02/2020. Flooding is affecting low lying land and roads adjacent to the River from Acton Round to Noutards Green. Other locations that may be affected include Morville, Eardington, Highley, Wribbenhall and Rock
We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are clearing weed screens.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 8am on Sunday, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Feb 2020 07:53
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
This flood alert has been issued as Storm Dennis is forecast to bring heavy rainfall over the weekend, falling over already saturated catchments.
Where intense rainfall does occur, flooding of low lying land is possible. Surface water flooding may also occur. We urge you to remain vigilant, avoid walking and driving through flood water.
We are closely monitoring the situation and liaising with our professional partners. We will issue updates to this message if necessary. You can monitor your local weather conditions and river levels on the GOV.UK website.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 17:00 Saturday 15/02/2020 or if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Feb 2020 19:08
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
This flood alert has been issued as Storm Dennis is forecast to bring heavy rainfall over the weekend, falling over already saturated catchments.
Where intense rainfall does occur, flooding of low lying land is possible. Surface water flooding may also occur. We urge you to remain vigilant, avoid walking and driving through flood water.
We are closely monitoring the situation and liaising with our professional partners. We will issue updates to this message if necessary. You can monitor your local weather conditions and river levels on the GOV.UK website.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 8am Saturday 15/02/2020 or if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Feb 2020 15:13
Mor Brook, Borle Brook, Dowles Brook, Dick Brook
This flood alert has been issued as Storm Dennis is forecast to bring heavy rainfall over the weekend, falling over already saturated catchments.
Where intense rainfall does occur, flooding of low lying land is possible. Surface water flooding may also occur. We urge you to remain vigilant, avoid walking and driving through flood water.
We are closely monitoring the situation and liaising with our professional partners. We will issue updates to this message and issue flood warnings if necessary. You can monitor your local weather conditions and river levels on the GOV.UK website.
Our incident response staff are checking defences and clearing weed screens.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 8pm 14/02/20 or if the situation changes