FLOOD warnings have been issued for the river Wye in north and south Hereford this evening.
The river was previously subject to a flood alert, but this has been upgraded.
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Flooding of homes is now expected, the Environment Agency said.
Warnings are also in force for the river from Hay-on-Wye to Hereford and Hereford to Ross-on-Wye, meaning that there are four warnings in force for the county now.
Here are the latest peak maps for the #RiverSevern #RiverAvon #RiveTeme and #RiverWye
— Env Agency Midlands (@EnvAgencyMids) December 27, 2023
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The EA is warning that river levels are forecast to rise at the Hay-On-Wye river gauge, with flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected overnight tonight (December 27).
Flooding is expected to affect properties and roads in and around Hay and Hereford areas including the A438 between Letton and Willersley and Whitney on Wye.
In Hereford, river levels are forecast to rise at the Old Wye Bridge river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
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Flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected overnight tonight.
Flooding is expected to affect properties and roads in North Hereford including Greyfriars area.
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River levels are also forecast to rise at the Mordiford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall, with flooding of property, roads and farmland expected from tomorrow morning.
The EA said it expects flooding to affect properties and roads in and around Hereford and Ross on Wye.
A story in 4 pictures…
— Clare Dinnis (@ClareDinnisEA) December 27, 2023
1. It’s wet 💧
2. It’s going to get wetter 💦
3. There’s a risk of #flooding, @EnvAgencyMids is taking action to prepare, are you? ‼️
4. It will continue into early #NewYear2024 so please be careful! 🚨https://t.co/t46vCbh6Ba pic.twitter.com/3f9OlLElFD
Predicted peaks
Hay on Wye: 3.1m to 3.6m overnight tonight
Bredwardine: 4.8m to 5.3m overnight tonight
Old Wye Bridge: 4.3m to 4.8m tomorrow morning
Mordiford: 4.5m to 5.0m tomorrow afternoon
Ross on Wye: 3.9m to 4.4m tomorrow afternoon
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