Styorm Bert has caused widespead floooding
Nearly 250 flood alerts and warnings – including a where flooding poses a danger to life – remain in place across much of England today.
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 116 ‘red’ warnings that dozens of rivers are expected to flood – including parts of
Another 123 ‘Amber’ alerts, a warning that flooding is possible, have also been issued for rivers and around the country
It comes as river levels remain very high due to persistent heavy rainfall associated with .
Worryingly, the says more rain is on its way later today and
Flood alerts and warnings are in place across England
said: “A band of rain will move into the southwest this evening, pushing across Wales and southern England overnight with brisk winds. Drier in the north with a patchy frost.”
For tomorrow, (Wednesday, November 27) the says there will be “outbreaks of rain becoming more confined to eastern England through the day”. The full list of Environment Agency flood warnings and alerts still in place are as follows:
Severe flood warning: Danger to life – act now
The rare ‘severe’ warning has been issued for the River Nene near Northampton. It covers an area around the Billing Aquadrome and nearby business parks. The warnings states: This warning has been re-issued due to deep and fast flowing water which remains on the park and which will continue to be extremely hazardous throughout the night.
It reads: “This means there is danger to life and you must act now. Call 999 if in immediate danger, follow advice from emergency services, keep yourself and your family safe. Severe flooding is expected to continue. Please evacuate the area.”
A ‘severe’ floood warning in place neat Northampton
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Red flood warnings: Flooding is expected in the following areas
- Area close to the River Great Ouse and River Ouzel at Newport PagnellUpdated
- Area of Kidlington benefiting from the Flood Alleviation scheme
- Areas near the River Nene from Elton to Wansford
- Areas near the Wootton Brook in the Collingtree, Merefield and Shelfleys parts of Northampton
- Bristol Avon at Bath, riverside properties
- Bristol Avon (lower) from Twerton to Bristol
- Bristol Avon (mid) at Melksham
- Bristol Avon (middle) at Bradford on Avon
- Bristol Avon (middle) from Melksham to Bathford, not including Bradford on Avon
- Bristol Avon (upper) at Chippenham, other properties set back from the river
- Bristol Avon (upper) at Chippenham, riverside properties
- Bristol Avon (upper) from Chippenham to Melksham
- Bristol Avon (upper) from Malmesbury to Chippenham
- Bristol Frome from downstream of Nibley to Stapleton
- Bugbrooke and Nether Heyford including areas near the upper River Nene
- Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site
- Curry Moor and Hay Moor
- Dauntsey Brook at Dauntsey, Old Sodom Lane and The Green areas
- English River Dee at Farndon
- Great Easton Brook in Great Easton
- Harpers Brook in Brigstock and Sudborough
- Isolated properties and mills near the upper River Nene
- Isolated properties and villages near the River Nene from Wellingborough to Thrapston
- Isolated properties near the River Nene from Cogenhoe to Great Doddington
- Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke
- Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham
- Lower Stour at Beaulieu Garden Park Home Site
- Lower Stour at Canford
- Lower Stour at Iford Bridge Home Park
- Lower Stour at Jumpers Common and A35 Iford Bridge area, Christchurch
- Lower Stour at Redhill and Wheatplot Home Sites
- Lower Stour at Stour Park Homes
- Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch
- Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse and River Ouzel at Newport Pagnell
- Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Stony Stratford
- Middle Hampshire Avon at Britford, Salisbury
- Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood
- Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall
- Properties closest to the River Kennet at the Burghfield, Southcote, Coley and Holybrook areas
- Properties closest to the River Ock from Tesco to St. Helen’s Wharf
- River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill
- River Avon at Evesham
- River Avon at Strensham and Bredon
- River Avon at Twyning
- River Avon at Wyre Piddle
- River Biss upstream and downstream of Trowbridge
- River Cherwell for the Oxford area
- River Cherwell from below Banbury to just above Upper Heyford
- River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge
- River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary
- River Great Ouse at Brackley
- River Great Ouse at Harrold
- River Great Ouse at New Bradwell and Haversham
- River Great Ouse at Odell
- River Great Ouse at Olney and Newton Blossomville
- River Great Ouse at Turvey
- River Ise in Clipston
- River Ise in Geddington
- River Jordan in Braybrooke and Little Bowden
- River Kennet from Theale down to Reading
- River Leam at Eathorpe, Hunningham and Offchurch
- River Nene and tributaries in Northampton, including low-lying areas adjacent to the river
- River Nene in Kislingbury
- River Nene in Weedon
- River Nene in Wellingborough
- River Nene upstream of the Northampton Washlands and properties near the Old River Nene in Abington
- River Ock at Abingdon and Caldecott
- River Ouse at York – riverside properties
- River Ouse at York – St George’s Field and Queen’s Staith
- River Ray for Islip
- River Ray from the Heath Bridge area to and including the Otmoor Basin
- River Severn at Abbots Court, Deerhurst
- River Severn at Apperley and The Leigh
- River Severn at Bushley
- River Severn at Chaceley and Haw Bridge
- River Severn at Clifton and Severn Stoke
- River Severn at Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End
- River Severn at Dunns Lane, Upton upon Severn
- River Severn at East Waterside, Upton upon Severn
- River Severn at Hampton Loade and Highley
- River Severn at Hanley Castle, Rectory Road in Upton upon Severn and Saxons Lode
- River Severn at Hanley Road, Upton upon Severn
- River Severn at Hawford Wood and Bevere
- River Severn at Ironbridge and Jackfield
- River Severn at Pitchcroft, North Worcester
- River Severn at Quatford
- River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury
- River Severn at Tewkesbury
- River Severn at the Showground and The Quarry, Shrewsbury
- River Severn at Wribbenhall, Bewdley
- River Severn in North Worcester
- River Severn in South Worcester
- River Severn Sandy Lane and Severnside, Stourport
- Rivers Stour and Iwerne at Stourpaine
- River Thames and tributaries at New Botley, New Hinksey, North Hinksey, South Hinksey and Grandpont
- River Thames from Buscot Wick down to Shifford
- River Thames from Calcutt to Lechlade including Hannington Wick
- River Tove and Silverstone Brook at Towcester
- River Tove at Towcester and Cosgrove
- River Vyrnwy at Melverley
- River Welland in Harringworth
- River Windrush at Witney and Ducklington
- River Wye at Lydbrook
- River Wye from Hereford to Ross-On-Wye
- Semington Brook from upper reaches to Semington
- Slade Brook in the Venture Park area of Kettering
- Sor Brook at Bodicote and Adderbury and The Bloxham Brook
- Swill Brook below Oaksey
- Tetbury Avon at Malmesbury
- Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester
- Upper Hampshire Avon, Upavon to Amesbury
- Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse and River Ouzel at Newport Pagnell
- Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse at Stony Stratford
- Willow Brook in Corby
- Willow Brook in Weldon and Kings Cliffe
- Wye Estuary at Brockweir
116 ‘Red’ flood warnings are in place
Amber flood alerts: Flooding is possible in the following areas
- Bear Brook and tributaries in the Aylesbury area, including Wendover and Weston Turville
- Bourne Brook (Tamworth)
- Bow and Piddle Brook
- Bristol Frome catchment
- Burton Trent
- Chertsey Bourne
- Christchurch Harbour
- Clanfield Brook for Clanfield Village and the Shill Brook for Bampton
- East and West Glens
- East Somerset Rivers
- Ginge Brook
- Harpers Brook and Willow Brook
- Hoe Stream
- Hundred Foot Washes in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
- Kempsey Village
- Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton
- Little Avon catchment and the Vale of Berkeley
- Lower Avon and tributaries
- Lower Bristol Avon area
- Lower Exe area
- Lower Frome and tributaries
- Lower Nene
- Lower River Colne and Frays River
- Lower River Loddon
- Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at Twyford
- Lower River Soar in Leicestershirs
- Lower Stour and tributaries
- Lower Tame
- Lower Teme
- Lower Tone and Parrett Moors
- Lower Welland
- Mid Bristol Avon area
- Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford
- Middle Exe area
- Middle Nene
- Middle River Great Ouse in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire
- Middle Stour and tributaries
- Minor Tributaries of the Nene in Northamptonshire
- Riseley Brook in Bedford Borough
- River Avon in Worcestershire
- River Biss catchment
- River Blackwater
- River Blackwater and The Cove Brook
- River Cherwell from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford
- River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to and including Oxford
- River Churn and its tributaries
- River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook
- River Dee catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester
- River Dene in South East Warwickshire
- River Dikler from Condicote to Little Rissington
- River Enborne and Foudry Brook
- River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington and also the River Glyme at Wootton and Woodstock
- River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire from Brampton to Earith
- River Great Ouse in Central Bedfordshire, Beds Borough and Cambridgeshire from Wyboston to Brampton
- River Ise and Alledge Brook
- River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire
- River Kennet and its tributaries from Berwick Bassett down to Newbury
- River Kennet from Thatcham down to Reading
- River Kym in Bedford Borough and Cambridgeshire
- River Lambourn and its tributaries from Upper Lambourn down to Newbury
- River Leach from Northleach to Mill Lane near Lechlade
- River Leadon catchment
- River Leam and River Itchen
- River Lugg North of Leominster
- River Lugg south of Leominster
- River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney
- River Ouzel in Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
- River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook
- River Piddle and tributaries
- River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip
- River Ray and Swinbourne for West Swindon area to above Water Eaton
- Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries
- River Severn in Gloucestershire
- River Severn in Shropshire
- River Severn in Worcestershire
- Rivers in the Forest of Dean
- River Sow and River Penk
- Rivers Yeo and Parrett, downstream of Yeovil to Steart
- River Teign area
- River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook
- River Thames and its small tributaries from Calcutt to Lechlade
- River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne
- River Thames and tributaries from Buscot Wick down to Kings Lock
- River Thames and tributaries in the Oxford area
- River Thames for Henley, Remenham, Medmenham and its tributaries
- River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave
- River Thames for the Abingdon area
- River Thames from Hurley to Cookham
- River Thames from Mapledurham to Sonning
- River Thames from Pangbourne to Purley
- River Thames from Shepperton to Molesey
- River Tove in Northamptonshire
- River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough
- River Trent in Derbyshire
- River Trent in Nottinghamshire
- River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge
- River Worfe
- River Wreake in Leicestershire
- River Wye in Gloucestershire
- River Wye in Herefordshire
- River Wylye and tributaries
- River Yeo and River Parrett Moors around Muchelney and Thorney
- Rugeley Trent
- Severn Vyrnwy confluence
- Sor Brook and The Bloxham Brook and their tributaries
- South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches
- Tern and Perry catchments
- The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne
- Tributaries on the Upper River Thames above Cricklade
- Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook
- Upper Bristol Avon area
- Upper Nene
- Upper River Great Ouse in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
- Upper River Ouse
- Upper River Tamar
- Upper River Wey
- Upper Stour and tributaries
- Upper Teme
- Welland Valley
- Western Rother
- West Somerset Streams
- Witham in North Kesteven
- Witham in South Kesteven