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Natural Resources Wales warned that water was rising above local flood defences.
In England, the Environment Agency has 27 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 151 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, in place. It confirmed that at least 60 properties had ...
A major incident was declared in the Rhondda Cynon Taf region on Sunday, with up to 300 properties in the area affected by flooding from the storm.
Storm Henk brought damaging winds and persistent rain to parts of England and Wales on 2 January, prompting severe weather warnings to be issued across the country. [1] This led to more than 300 flood warnings being issued by the Environment Agency, with extensive flooding affecting the River Trent, Severn, Avon and Thames. [2]
On 9 July, flooding hit Flintshire and Wrexham Borough in North Wales. [30] North Wales Police advised motorists to avoid the coast road in Flintshire from Connah's Quay to Greenfield. [31] There were also flood warnings across Sheffield, for Bagley Dike in Grimsthorpe, Meers Brook at Heeley and tributaries in north Derbyshire and Pontefract. [32]
The Floodline is the flood warning and information service used in the United Kingdom to issue flood alerts and warnings to the public, emergency organisations and businesses. The system uses observed data from rain, river and coastal gauges, combined with weather forecasts to accurately predict the likelihood and timing of flooding.
Between 200 and 300 properties in the area have been affected by flooding, councillor Andrew Morgan, leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, told a press conference on Sunday.
A test broadcast was made for customers on O2 on 11 May 2021 at around 8 am to users who had enabled test alerts in their phone's Wireless Alerts settings. [14] A similar trial was run on 20 May for EE customers. Two alerts were sent, received at around 13:21 and 13:48 respectively. [citation needed]