13 Flood warnings for Shropshire remain in place with river levels expected to rise again in the coming days

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Floodbreakers have been put in place in Ironbridge, as well as in Shrewsbury town centre

In Shrewsbury, temporary flood barriers will remain in place in Francwell until further notice, while defenses were also installed at Colham Head yesterday as experts and council leaders expect river levels to remain high over the weekend.

Shropshire Council said that in addition to the county’s yellow warning of rain, which runs until midday today, the River Severn peaks from rain that fell upstream in its catchment areas on Wednesday and Thursday were still waiting to pass.

An update from the authority said: “The River Severn continues to rise in Shrewsbury and is expected to peak between 4.4 and 4.8m tonight early Saturday morning (14th January 2023). Another peak is expected Sunday night into Monday. We’ll keep you posted.” Stay tuned as soon as we get more details on this.

“Bridgenorth peak is expected between 4.5 and 4.9pm on Saturday evening.”

Telford & Wrekin Council warned that river levels in the Ironbridge area are expected to peak between 5.7m and 6.2m this afternoon.

In an update, the body said: “Yellow weather warnings have been issued for Wales with more rain expected over the weekend. Until this falls the impact is unknown and further updates from the Environment Agency will follow in due course.”

“The next peak is scheduled for Monday, January 16th afternoon, and flooding of low-level properties may occur along with some roads and footpaths.”

Flood warnings across the county are at:

River Severn in Bridgnorth

The River Severn at Colham Head, Shrewsbury

The River Severn at Frankwell, Shrewsbury

River Severn at Hampton Lode and Hayley

River Severn at Ironbridge and Jackfield

River Severn at Shrawardine, Montford Bridge and Mytton

The River Severn in Shrewsbury

River Severn at Showground and The Quarry, Ironbridge

The River Severn at Wharvig, Ironbridge

Ferney River to Maysbruck

Ferney River to Melverley

There are also flood alerts at:

Watershed of the River Dee in England from Whitchurch to Chester

The River Severn in Shropshire

TRN and Berry catchments

The Met Office’s rain warning went into effect at 9 p.m. last night, and remains in effect until midday.

In the warning, meteorologists said that occasional periods of heavy rain will move from the southwest.

“20 to 30 mm of precipitation is likely to be very extensive with 40 to 50 mm on some hills. With already very wet conditions, this is likely to cause some flooding,” the warning says.

The Met Office is forecasting rain and any associated strong easterly winds during the day.

The warning covers the western fringes of the county, as well as all of Wales.

Shropshire Council on Friday closed a number of roads in and around Shrewsbury town centre, along with a few others south of the county town.

Chester Street / Cross Street

Atcham to Cross Homes and Chiltern Farm Lane

Colham Head Lane – Close lane in the city centre

Colham Head – For Demountable Barrier EA

Longden Culham is just outside the city

B4380 Shrewsbury to Atcham

Raven Meadows alongside Rochelle Rochelle

Cressage to Eton Constantine

Other closures have included footpaths from Greyfriars Bridge to The Weir, The Pig Basin to West Mid Showground and New Street to The Stew/Frankwell Riverside Car Park. The Porthill footbridge, which connects Porthill Road and The Quarry is also closed by water covering the lower part of the bridge in the town center park.

Temporary bus stations have been set up due to the closure of Shrewsbury Bus Station. Buses will arrive and depart from either New Park Road down Beacall’s Lane, Bus Bay and the lower half section of Abbey Foregate car park, Theater Severn or in the case of Oxon Park and Ride, Frankwell Island.

We urge anyone planning a visit to Shrewsbury town center to use the park and ride rather than drive with three car parks – Frankwell Main, Frankwell Riverside and St Julian Friars – all closed until further notice. Multistorey Raven Meadows remains open for car parking during the day but Shropshire Council has warned that “Raven Meadows will have two way access to the multiplexes and The Strand and exit”.

The Abbey Foregate car park is reported to be full on Friday.

Telford & Wrekin Council have closed The Wharfage and Ferry Road – although cafes and shops along the Wharfage are set to remain open and accessible on foot, along with other businesses and visitor attractions across the city.

The Wharfage and Dale End car parks remain open, but flooding is expected.

Sandbags were delivered to residential areas known to be at risk which are Coalford, Ferry Road, Station Car Park, Ladywood and Wharfage Back.

To the south, Shropshire Council has now closed some roads in Bridgnorth. They are:

The Riverside and Riverside West Elevated Resident car parks are closed, as is the footpath from Bylet to Wellmeadow.

On Friday, the 738/740 Ludlow to Knighton bus service operated by Minsterley Motors was unable to operate fully due to flooding in the area.

The service was only able to operate between Ludlow and Leintwardine, with the section onwards towards Knighton cancelled.

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