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Flooding is possible - be prepared

Flood alert for River Sow and River Penk

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River levels have fallen at the Deepmore farm river gauge, however they have risen and are now high but beginning to fall at the Milford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend.

Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue until Wednesday morning, 11/12/24. We expect flooding to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Sow between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough, the River Penk between Coven and Stafford, the Sandyford Brook, the Rising Brook, the Ridings Brook and the Saredon Brook.

Localised showers are possible over the next 6 hours.

We are closely monitoring the situation. 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 be flooded.

This message will be updated by 12:00 on Tuesday 10/12/24, or as the situation changes.

Flood alert area: Low-lying land and roads between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough on the River Sow, between Coven and Stafford on the River Penk, on the Sandyford Brook, on the Rising Brook, on the Ridings Brook and on the Saredon Brook.

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