Flood Alerts have been issued on the River Lugg in Herefordshire, with residents in the Hampton Bishop, Lugwardine and Mordiford areas warned to expected flooding.
River Lugg – North of Leominster:
“River levels are rising at the Butts Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected today.
“We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads to the River Lugg north of Leominster.
“Locations that may be affected include Yarpole, Mortimers Cross, Kingsland and the B4362.”
River Lugg – South of Leominster:
“River levels are rising at the Lugwardine river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected today.
“We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the River Lugg south of Leominster from Stoke Prior to Mordiford.
“Other locations that may be affected include Bodenham, Lugwardine and Hampton Bishop.
“Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for the next few days.”
Latest Flood Alerts – https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-warnings
Residents in Herefordshire are being warned to expect flooding, with a number of flood alerts issued on river in the county and torrential downpours likely to continue this morning.
Heavy rain associated with Storm Bert has caused localised flooding on routes overnight.
The A465 between Hereford and Abergavenny has standing water in many areas, as well as the A49 between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye and the A40 between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth.
There are also reports of significant standing water on the A438 at Bridge Sollars.
Flood Alerts have been issued on the following rivers.
River Wye
River Lugg
River Arrow
River Leadon
River Frome
A close eye is being kept on the Dulas Brook in Ewyas Harold and the Yazor Brook in Hereford.
A Weather Warning has been issued for parts of Herefordshire this morning:
“Following heavy rain during Saturday and overnight, heavy rain will slowly clear east during Sunday. With 25-40 mm falling widely and 70-90 mm over hills already, a further 15-25 mm of rain this morning may lead to additional impacts.
“A few places, particularly over hills, may see an additional 30-40 mm before rain clears east by early afternoon.”
More Details – https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?id=98ca40a5-b31d-410d-8775-15644b4a96e3&date=2024-11-24
Motorists are advised to check before they travel.
