Storm Darragh continues to cause disruption across Herefordshire this afternoon, with a number of flood warnings, alerts and road closures in place.
Gusts of more than 60mph have been recorded in Herefordshire, with gusts of almost 100mph recorded in Wales.
Thousands of properties remain without power in Herefordshire, with National Grid teams working around the clock to restore power.
The worst affected areas appear to be Kington, Credenhill, Eardisley and the Welsh Borders where some people have been without power since the early hours of Saturday.
For the latest on power cuts, please visit – https://powercuts.nationalgrid.co.uk/power-cut-map/
There are a number of road closures in place. Please note that the list below is from Herefordshire Council:
- U93605 Newtown Lane, Leominster – Closed due to flooding
- C1268 Holme Lacy Road – Closed due to flooding
- U72016 Watery Lane, Lower Bullingham – Closed due to flooding
- C1222 Allensmore – Closed due to a fallen tree
- U72413 Shelwick Lane, Munstone – Closed due to fallen tree
- U72621 Litmarsh Road Marden – Closed due to fallen tree
- U90131 Brickyard Road, Kingswood – Closed due to fallen tree
- U70409 Bulls Hill, Walford – Closed due to fallen tree
- A438 Letton – Closed due to flooding
- C1197 Stretton Sugwas to the A438 – Closed due to tangled power cable
- U92403 Lower Yatton – Closed due to fallen tree
- U92412 Buzzards Lane – Closed due to fallen tree
- C1308 Little Marcle Road – Closed due to a sagging cable
- A4113 from A4110 to Manor Farm – Closed due to flooding
- C1098 Bridge Sollers – Closed due to a fallen tree
- U71205 Boat Lane, Glewstone – Closed due to an abandoned vehicle in the road
- C1122 Wellington – Closed due to flooding
- C1195 Peterchurch – Closed due to flooding
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Flood Warnings are in place for the River Wye between Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, as well as North Hereford and South Hereford.
There are also now warnings in place for Rotherwas and Hereford to Ross-on-Wye.
“River levels are rising at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
“Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected.
“We expect flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Rotherwas Hereford.
“Predicted peak:- Old Wye Bridge 5.1-5.4 metres today, 08/12/24.”
The usual prone spots such as Letton, Holme Lacy Road, Greyfriars and Holme Lacy Causeway are all expected to flood.
There are also flood alerts on several other rivers, including the River Lugg, River Frome, River Arrow and River Teme.
From the Met Office:
Today:
Storm Darragh will gradually move away today, however it will remain very windy, with gales possible in places, especially at first. Often cloudy with a chance of showers but occasional bright spells are likely. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Tonight:
Staying rather windy this evening but winds easing overnight. Isolated showers for a time but turning largely dry with clear periods. Feeling cold but remaining generally frost-free. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Monday:
A breezy but much less windy day. Mainly dry with broken cloud and sunny spells. Not feeling quite as cold as over the weekend with temperatures around average. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Settled and generally dry through the middle of the week with a mixture of cloud and sunny/clear spells. Frost and freezing fog increasingly likely overnight.
