Flood Warning Info - River Stour at Kidderminster
Area Description
River Stour at Kidderminster.
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
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 21 Oct 2023 01:43
River Stour
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 17 Feb 2020 19:35
River Stour
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Kidderminster CL (Puxton) river gauge, as a result of Storm Dennis. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in the Kidderminster area.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 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 12pm on Tuesday 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 12:27
River Stour
River levels are high but steady at the Kidderminster CL (Puxton) river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in the Kidderminster area.
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.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 7pm on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 03:34
River Stour
River levels have risen at the Kidderminster CL river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property roads and farmland is expected. Flooding is affecting properties and roads in the Stourport area.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Tuesday 18/02/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 12pm on Monday 17/02/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 18:06
River Stour
River levels have risen at the Puxton river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible this evening 16 February 2020. Flooding may affect properties and roads in the Kidderminster area.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
This message will be updated at 3am tomorrow 17 February 2020 or if the situation changes.