Roads and farmland in Shropshire could be flooded as Environment Agency issues three flood alerts
Roads and farmland in Shropshire could face flooding, the Environment Agency has warned amid a weekend of wet and windy weather.
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A yellow Met Office warning for wind is in place for most of the country, including Shropshire, until 9pm tonight.
And the Environment Agency currently has two flood alerts in place for the county - at the Vyrnwy confluence and the Tern and Perry catchments.
There is also another close to the Shropshire/Staffordshire border at the River Sow and River Penk.
Two more serious flood warnings for the county were removed this morning from the River Dee catchment from Whitchurch to Chester and the River Worfe.
An Environment Agency statement on the Vyrnwy confluence alert said: "River levels remain high at the Cae Howel river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland may continue on Sunday and into Monday.
"We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine near Shrewsbury. Other locations that may be affected include Llanymynech, Maesbrook and Melverley.
"Predicted peaks: Llanymynech 3.1m to 3.2m on Sunday morning, Cae Howel 3.6m to 3.8m on Monday morning.
"Further rain is forecast over the next 48 hours, and we expect river levels to be high over the next few days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the situation.
"Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded."
On the alert at the Tern and Perry catchments, a statement said: "River levels remain high at the Tern - Walcot River gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue.
"We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Wolverley to Newport. Other locations that may be affected include Market Drayton, Wem and Rodington.
"Further rain is forecast over the next 24 hours, and we expect river levels to be high over the next few days. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the situation.
"Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded."
In its forecast for today and the coming days, the Met Office said to expect "another very windy day today, with gales in places, perhaps bringing some travel disruption in places". It added there will be "sunny intervals and frequent wintry showers during this morning, these easing and mostly falling as rain by this afternoon. Feeling very cold. Maximum temperature 6C."
