Flood alerts across Shropshire as wind and rain continue
[gallery] Shropshire and Mid Wales remained on high flood alert today as more heavy rain looked set to ensure that 2012 will be the wettest year on record.
Flood barriers will remain in place in both Shrewsbury and Ironbridge as the River Severn continues to rise.
Frankwell car park, in Shrewsbury, remains closed and roads in the Gravel Hill Lane and Sydney Avenue area of the town were affected by floodwater over the weekend. The Wharfage in Ironbridge was also still closed to traffic because of the flood barriers.
The Environment Agency today highlighted Shropshire as one of 14 counties at most risk of flooding.
River levels in Shrewsbury and Ironbridge were due to peak today.
Last night the River Severn at the Welsh Bridge Gauge in Shrewsbury was 3.2 metres and rising. It is set to peak at between 3.6 and 3.9 metres tomorrow.
And the level at the Bridgnorth Gauge was 3.66 metres and rising. A peak level of between 3.9 and 4.2 metres was expected to occur on Wednesday.
The Met Office said provisional figures showed that 2012 had been the wettest year in England since records began in 1910.
The UK as a whole had 50.8in (1,291.2mm) of rain from January 1 to December 26. The wettest year on record for the UK is currently 2000, when 52.6in (1,337.3mm) of rain fell.
In Shawbury, 32.2ins (812.2mms) of rain has fallen in the last 11 months.
