Flood Alert Info - Gower peninsula
Area Description
Rivers on the Gower peninsula.
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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There are no Flood Alerts currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
Area Covered by this Flood Alert
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Flood Alert History
Number of historic Flood Alerts that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 29 Sep 2024 17:47
South West
Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected. Rainfall is currently affecting this area. River Levels will be above normal levels. We will continue to monitor the situation.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Sep 2024 20:29
South West
Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected. Rainfall is currently affecting this area. River Levels will be above normal levels. We will continue to monitor the situation.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Sep 2024 20:41
South West
Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected. Rainfall is currently affecting this area. River Levels are above normal levels. We will continue to monitor the situation.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Sep 2024 02:25
South West
Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected. Rainfall is currently affecting this area. River Levels are above normal levels. We will continue to monitor the situation.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Apr 2024 19:25
South West
A period of adverse weather is expected to affect this region from 11pm on Thursday 4th April. River Levels are expected to respond to the forecast rainfall. River levels are expected to be above normal. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 10:32
South West
A period of adverse weather is affecting this region. River Levels have responded to recent rainfall. River levels are above normal levels. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2023 06:08
South West
A period of adverse weather is affecting this region. River Levels have responded to recent rainfall. River levels are above normal levels. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Nov 2023 04:39
South West
A period of adverse weather is affecting this region. River Levels have responded to recent rainfall. River levels are above normal levels. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Oct 2023 01:42
South West
A period of adverse weather is affecting this region. River levels are above normal levels. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Oct 2023 22:09
South West
River Levels are expected to respond to the forecast rainfall. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Oct 2023 19:56
South West
A period of adverse weather is expected to affect this region from Thursday 12th October at 10 PM. River Levels are expected to respond to the forecast rainfall. River levels are expected to be above normal. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Sep 2023 12:06
South West
A period of adverse weather is expected to affect this region from 7:00 PM on Wednesday 28th September. River Levels are expected to respond to the forecast rainfall. River levels are expected to be above normal. Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Aug 2023 05:08
South West
River Levels are expected to respond to the forecast rainfall. River levels are expected to be above normal. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Nov 2022 18:12
South West
A period of adverse weather is expected to affect this region on Wednesday 2nd November 2022. River Levels are expected to respond to the forecast rainfall. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. . We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Oct 2021 13:43
South West
The previous heavy rainfall has cleared and river levels are falling, however further rainfall overnight into the early hours on Saturday 30th October will return rivers above Alert level. Heavy rainfall is again forecast overnight into Sunday 31st October, therefore river levels will fluctuate throughout the weekend. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land over the weekend.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Oct 2021 01:41
South West
The rainfall is forecast to continue until 3:30 AM on Friday the 29th of October. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land during the next 12 hours.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Oct 2021 05:27
South West
Heavy and thundery showers remain possible this morning, Wednesday 20th October 2021. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land during the next 12 hours
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2021 10:20
South West
The rainfall is forecast to continue through today Friday 19th February and most of Saturday 20th February and the prolonged nature raises the risk of significant impacts. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and exceptional rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land during the next 24 hours and over the weekend. Many rivers are already at elevated levels from rainfall earlier this week and will react to the quantities forecast.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2021 05:20
South West
The rainfall is forecast to continue until 08:00 AM on Saturday 16th January. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land during the next 12 hours.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Dec 2020 18:21
South West
River levels are already high in this area and in many places ground conditions are saturated. Further rainfall is expected to arrive in the catchment tonight on Thursday 17th December and will continue until the early hours on Friday 18th December. A further band of heavy rain will arrive Friday morning and continue overnight to Saturday 19th December. This rainfall is expected to be very intense at times and there is a very high risk of flooding during Friday. Further bands of rainfall are expected during Sunday and into Monday and as a result the risk of flooding is likely to continue over the weekend into early next week. You can monitor the situation in this area by using our River Levels Online Service on our website. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will update this message as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Dec 2020 09:22
South West
The rainfall is forecast to continue until 3pm, today Sunday 13th December. This will often be persistent and heavy in nature. Remaining unsettled with further showers overnight. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land today Sunday 13th and overnight into Monday.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Nov 2020 12:41
South West
The weather remains very unsettled, and there is a continuing risk of flooding with saturated ground conditions. Further rainfall is expected today Sunday 1st November, accompanied by severe gale force southwesterly winds. The heaviest and most persistent rainfall will be inland over high ground tonight. This will clear to showery weather during the early hours of Monday 2nd November. You can monitor the situation in this area by using our River Levels Online Service on our website. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will update this message as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 31 Oct 2020 14:52
South West
River levels remain high from Saturday morning's rain, and ground conditions are saturated. The weather remains very unsettled, and there is a continuing risk of flooding. Isolated showers are possible through today and Sunday the 1st November. Further rainfall is then expected to arrive in the catchment overnight into Monday 2nd November accompanied by gale or severe gale force west or south-westerly winds. Successive bands of rainfall are expected during Sunday and into Monday and as a result the risk of flooding will increase and remain high into early next week. You can monitor the situation in this area by using our River Levels Online Service on our website. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will update this message as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Oct 2020 17:41
South West
River levels are already high in this area and in many places ground conditions are saturated. Further rainfall is expected to arrive in the catchment tonight on Friday 30th October and will continue through the night to Saturday morning the 31st October. This rainfall is expected to be very intense at times and there is a very high risk of flooding during Saturday. Further bands of rainfall are expected during Sunday and into Monday and as a result the risk of flooding is likely to continue over the weekend into early next week. You can monitor the situation in this area by using our River Levels Online Service on our website. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will update this message as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Jun 2020 22:12
South West
The rainfall is forecast to ease by 5 AM on Thursday 11th June. The heaviest rainfall is expected to continue. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land overnight.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Feb 2020 10:34
South West
Heavy rainfall associated with Storm Jorge is impacting the area. The rainfall is forecast to continue overnight until 5am on Saturday 29th February. The combination of ground conditions, existing river levels and forecast rainfall quantities gives a high risk of flooding of low-lying land over the weekend.