Flood alert for River Blithe and River Swarbourn
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River levels are forecast to rise at the Blythe Bridge river gauge as a result of forecast heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible overnight and into the early hours of tomorrow morning, 23/04/25. We expect flooding to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Blithe between Blythe Bridge and Nethertown and on the River Swarbourne between Hoar Cross and Yoxall.
We are issuing this flood alert as a precautionary measure.
Rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to begin rising overnight tonight, 22/04/25 and into the early hours of tomorrow morning, 23/04/25. 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 11:00 on 23/04/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood alert area: Low-lying land and roads between Blythe Bridge and Nethertown on the River Blithe and between Hoar Cross and Yoxall on the River Swarbourne.
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