PEOPLE in Bewdley have been warned there may be flood disruption after a band of wet weather swept across the west of the UK.
The river levels have begun to rise again yesterday and a yellow flood alert, meaning be aware, is now in force on the River Severn.
According to the Flood information service river levels are beginning to rise at the Bewdley river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected between 3am and 9am today.
Flooding is expected to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river.
Predicted river peaks include Bewdley 3.4m to 3.7m Friday morning, Worcester 4.3m to 4.6m Friday afternoon and Diglis 3.6 to 3.9m Friday evening.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until March 15.
Worcestershire County Council’s highways manager Jon Fraser said: “We will be working with our friends at the Environment Agency as the river levels are set to rise once again.
“We do not expect it to be as high as it was last month, but we will monitor the situation and remain vigilant.”
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