Overview
- The Environment Agency reports rivers are already high and cannot yet provide real-time peak information due to unmeasured rainfall.
- Alerts cover the River Severn through Shrewsbury, Ironbridge and Bridgnorth, the Severn–Vyrnwy confluence, the River Wye and several Herefordshire rivers including the Arrow, Frome, Leadon, Lugg and Teme.
- Additional alerts are active for the River Sow and Penk, the River Worfe and the Upper Tame across Staffordshire and the Black Country, with updates scheduled around 9am and 11am Friday.
- Local reporting describes standing water and difficult travel, with sections near Upleadon Court and by Wedderburn Bridge said to be impassable.
- Residents are urged to prepare, avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water, and expect ongoing gauge monitoring and debris clearance by agency teams.