Flood Warning Info - River Trent at Rugeley
Area Description
River Trent at Rugeley including Mast Trading Estate, Power Station Road area, Boston Industrial Estate, Deacons Way, Bishops Grange and Vicars Croft.
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.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 13:07
River Trent
River levels are slowly falling at the Great Haywood river gauge, however, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, Thursday 04/01/2024 and tomorrow morning, Friday 05/01/2024. No further rainfall is forecast, although river levels will remain high until tomorrow morning, Friday 05/01/2024. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. Avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated tomorrow, Friday 05/01/2024 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 14:42
River Trent
River levels are peaking at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the last few days. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, Wednesday 03/01/2024 and tomorrow morning, Thursday 04/01/2024. Further showers are forecast over the next 12 hours, and as such river levels will remain high today, Wednesday 03/01/2024 and tomorrow, Thursday 04/01/2024. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. Avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated tomorrow, Thursday 04/01/2024 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 21:46
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible from 00:00 tonight.
No further rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high overnight into tomorrow 03/01/2024.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. Avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger.
This message will be updated by 10:00 on 03/01/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 06:13
River Trent
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 Jan 2021 18:45
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 22/01/21, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 12:34
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
River levels have peaked and will remain steady, with no further rise forecasted.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Jan 2021 03:36
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall from Storm Christophe. Consequently, flooding of property is possible between 04:00 and 06:00, today, Thursday 21 January 2021. Further showers are possible in the next 24 hours and we expect river levels to remain high throughout Thursday.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and checking defences.
Please move family, pets, possessions, valuables and cars to safety. Call 999 if in immediate danger. Turn off gas, electric and water and stay aware for further updates.
This message will be updated by 10:00 Thursday 21, January 2021, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 09:03
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Aston Bridge river level gauge as a result of the heavy and persistent rainfall over the weekend and are expected to begin fall today (17/02/20). Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. There is further unsettled weather forecast for the week ahead, so we are continuing to closely monitor the situation, and our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may still be flooded. This message will be updated later today, 17/02/20, or if the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 01:30
River Trent
River levels have risen at the Great Haywood river level gauge as a result of the heavy and persistent rainfall recently from Storm Dennis. Consequently, the flooding of property, roads and farmland remains possible through to midday (17/02/20). Flooding is affecting low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Trent between Great Haywood to Yoxall including Rugeley. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Further unsettled weather is forecast for the week ahead. Please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated again in the morning, 17/02/20, or if the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 20:30
River Trent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Great Haywood river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible this evening and overnight. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast. Please avoid contact with flood water and call 999 if in immediate danger. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.