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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.
The Met Office also urged people travelling on Wednesday night to ‘take extra time to make the journey a safe one’ amid strong, gusty winds.
Natural Resources Wales warned that water was rising above local flood defences.
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 major national floods of Easter 1998 led to significant post event reviews identifying areas of improvement in terms of flood forecasting, monitoring and warnings Easter 1998 floods and Bye report. The Environment Agency's response included establishing a National Flood Warning Centre which operated between 1999 and 2003.
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On 22 January 2025, the Met Office issued an amber wind warning covering north Wales, north midlands, northern England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds in the amber warning area were expected to reach 97–113 km/h (60–70 mph) inland, 110–130 km/h (70–80 mph) in some areas, and potentially over 140 km/h (90 mph) in exposed ...