Brits have been warned to prepare for disastrous weather after more than 100 locations were issued with flood alerts.
The Environment Agency has issued 165 flood warnings across England which told people to ‘act now’. The agency also confirmed 315 flood alerts, meaning where flooding is possible. The warning comes after areas including Warrington were recently swamped by excessive levels of water.
Resident Caroline McClymont experienced flooding in the area on New Year’s Day. “Everything is destroyed. Nothing could be saved,” she told The Guardian. “It’ll take six, seven months to get right again.” Areas in North Wales have also endured severe flooding. There are currently two flood warnings in Wales and 34 flood alerts.
Sadly, the extreme conditions are far from over as Brits are now facing travel disruption. The flooding coincides with one of the busiest days of the year as Brits return to work. Thousands of drivers have been impacted after the M25 in Surrey closed in the anti-clockwise direction from junction 10 for the A3 to junction eight for Reigate following a lorry crash.
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The M5 in Gloucestershire is also shut southbound from junction 11A for Gloucester to junction 12 for Quedgeley because of extensive flooding. On top of that, several stretches of A-roads across England are also closed because of severe weather.
Full list of flood warnings
- Alfriston on the Cuckmere River
- Areas closest to Sankey Brook at Dallam
- Balne Beck and Alverthorpe Beck at Brooks Bank around Wakefield Prison
- Barcombe Mills on the River Ouse
- Barlings Eau in Langworth
- Bielby Beck at Bielby
- Billingborough Ousemere Lode in parts of Billingborough and Horbling
- Black Brook at Thorpe Acre
- Bottle Brook at Lower Kilburn and Coxbench
- Bourn Brook at Selly Oak
- Bourne Brook at Hints and Drayton Manor Park
- Bristol Avon (upper) from Chippenham to Melksham
- Bushby Brook at Thurnby in Leicester City
- Bushby Brook at Thurncourt, Evington and North Evington in Leicester City
- Cocker Beck at Lowdham
- Ea Beck at South Elmsall
- Endon Brook at Denford
- Etwall Brook at Etwall
- Finham Brook at Kenilworth
- Fittleworth on the Western River Rother
- Fosterford Beck and Balne Beck at Wrenthorpe
- Foston Beck from Sedgebrook to the A1
- Foston Brook at Foston
- Gilwiskaw Brook at Packington
- Gog Brook at Warwick
- Golden Brook and Stream at Breaston
- Grace Dieu Brook at Whitwick and Thringstone
- Highfield Drain and Finchetts Gutter at Abbot’s Mead, Chester
- Hilton Brook at Sutton on the Hill and Uttoxeter Road Hilton
- Illey Brook at Halesowen
- Isolated properties and villages in the west of the South Forty Foot Drain and its tributaries
- Isolated properties and villages near the River Witham from Hougham to Claypole
- Isolated properties and villages near the River Witham from South Witham to Marston
- Landford to Wade Bridge on the River Blackwater
- Lingfield
- Little Venice Country Park and Marina
- Lodsbridge to Shopham Bridge on the Western River Rother
- Low Barlings and the Short Ferry area
- Lower Avon at The Bridges and Stubbings Meadow in Ringwood
- Lower Avon from Ringwood to Christchurch
- Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch
- Low lying properties in the Upper Hull catchment
- Lubbesthorpe and Thorpe Astley Brooks at Braunstone Town
- Marchington Brook at Marchington
- Markeaton and Bramble Brooks at Derby City
- Melton Brook at Rushey Mead in Leicester City
- Middle Hampshire Avon at Britford, Salisbury
- Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood
- Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall
- Patrington Haven on Winestead Drain
- Pool Brook at Duckmanton
- Pulborough on the River Arun
- Rearsby Brook at Rearsby
- River Aire at Allerton Ings, Barnsdale Road and Properties
- River Alne at Bird in Hand
- River Alne at Chapel Lane and Church Lane in Aston Cantlow and Great Alne
- River Amber at Ambergate
- River Anker at Grendon and Bradley Green
- River Anker at Horeston Grange and Attleborough, Nuneaton
- River Anker at Leather Mill
- River Anker at Mancetter, Witherley and Atherstone
- River Anker at Nuneaton Town Centre
- River Anker at Weddington
- River Arrow at Eardisland
- River Avon at Bubbenhall
- River Avon at Marston and Wolston
- River Avon at Stanford on Avon
- River Avon at Strensham and Bredon
- River Avon at Wyre Piddle
- River Blithe from Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft
- River Blythe at Earlswood
- River Bollin and Agden Brook at Little Bollington
- River Bollin at Heatley
- River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge, low lying properties
- River Churnet at Alton
- River Churnet at Cheddleton
- River Churnet at Froghall including Consall Forge
- River Churnet at Oakamoor
- River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary
- River Cole at Coleshill
- River Dene at Walton
- River Derwent at Buttercrambe Mill
- River Derwent at Church Wilne and Wilne Lane
- River Derwent at Darley Abbey, Folly Road
- River Derwent at Stamford Bridge – The Weir Caravan Park and Kexby Bridge
- River Devon at Bottesford, Easthorpe, Muston and Woolsthorpe
- River Doe Lea at Staveley
- River Dove and Egginton Brook at Egginton
- River Dove at Dovefields Crossing and Saltbrook Cottage
- River Dove at Doveridge and Sudbury
- River East Glen in the East Glen Valley
- River Erewash and Boundary Brook at Trowell and Stapleford Moorbridge Lane
- River Erewash at Ilkeston
- River Erewash at Langley Mill
- River Exe at vulnerable riverside locations in Exeter, including Exeter Quay
- River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths
- River Frome at Bishops Frome
- River Ivel at Langford
- River Maun at Haughton, Milton and West Drayton
- River Mease at Clifton Campville, Harlaston and Croxall
- River Mease at Measham and Netherseal
- River Meden at Pleasley
- River Medway between Yalding and Maidstone
- River Mersey at Cheadle Wood and Ford lane
- River Mersey at Fletcher Moss and Withington Golf Course
- River Mole at Leatherhead and Fetcham
- River Rother at Central Chesterfield
- River Rother at Tapton
- River Ryton at Scrooby including Serlby
- River Ryton at Worksop, Shelley Street
- River Ryton at Worksop Town Centre including Shireoaks
- River Sence at Great Glen
- River Sence from Temple Mill to Sheepy Magna
- River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury
- River Sherbourne at Allesley
- River Smite at Aslockton and Whatton
- River Smite at Shelton Lodge and Port Grange Farms
- River Soar at Sharnford including Croft Mill
- River Soar at Zouch Island
- Rivers Stour and Iwerne at Stourpaine
- River Stour at Halesowen
- River Stour at Mitford Bridge, Shipston on Stour and Tredington
- River Stour at Stourbridge
- Rivers Trent and Erewash at Sawley and Long Eaton
- River Swift at Rugby
- River Tame at Hamstead
- River Taw (Middle) from Taw Bridge to Newnham Bridge
- River Teign (Lower) from Chudleigh to Kingsteignton
- River Teme at Bransford
- River Teme at Stanford Bridge
- River Tham in Castle Bytham and Little Bytham
- River Torridge (Lower) from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard
- River Weaver at Acton Bridge and Weaverham
- River Weaver at Nantwich, Lakeside View
- River Weaver at Nantwich Riverside
- River Weaver at Shrewbridge Lodge
- River West Glen including Corby Glen and Creeton
- River Wey at Elstead and Eashing
- River Witham in North Witham
- River Wreake at Frisby-on-the-Wreake
- River Wreake for mills at Hoby, Thrussington and Ratcliffe
- River Wye from Hay to Hereford
- River Wye in North Hereford
- River Wye in South Hereford
- River Yeo from Sherborne to Yeovil
- Rolleston Brook and River Dove at Rolleston
- Rothley Brook at Glenfield and Anstey
- Ruskington Beck in Ruskington
- Sandyford Brook in Stafford
- Sankey Brook at Gemini
- Saredon Brook at Standeford near Coven
- Sileby Brook at Sileby
- Stainfield Beck in Stainfield
- St Johns Brook at Warwick
- Swaton Eau in Swaton Village
- The Bourn at Bournville
- Thurnby Brook at Thurnby in Leicester City
- Upper Frome at Maiden Newton
- Waithe Beck in Brigsley
- Westlands Drain at Hedon
- Whetstone Brook at Whetstone
- Whiston Brook at Whiston
- Woodborough Brook at Woodborough
- Wood Brook and River Soar at Loughborough to the north of Derby Road
- Wood Brook at Loughborough to the south of Derby Road