Hundreds of homes across Shropshire hit by power cuts as wet weather warning in place

As heavy rain sweeps across the region with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place until 9pm on Wednesday, National Grid has reported areas in Shrewsbury and Telford that have been affected by power cuts.

The utility company’s power cut map stated that 120 properties in Market Drayton were affected by a ‘high voltage’ incident this afternoon.

The incident was first reported at 3.57pm and was expected to be resolved by 10pm tonight.

Residents in Newport, in the TF10 area, experienced an outage this evening. At 8.50pm, there were 128 properties without power due to a 'low voltage incident'. National Grid said it expected the incident to be resolved by 11pm.

Elsewhere, more than 70 properties in the SY4 region of Shrewsbury were affected by a 'high voltage' incident at around 1.56pm that was expected to be resolved by 3.30pm. By 9pm, two properties were still being affected.

Meanwhile, 30 properties in the SY3 area of the county town - near Meole Brace - were left without power due to a 'low voltage' incident that was first reported at 1.25pm.

The utility company that transmits and distributes electricity and gas estimated that the issue would be resolved by 5.30pm. By 9pm, three properties were still being affected.

Elsewhere, in Telford, more than 50 properties in the TF7 region - near Madeley - have been affected by a power cut that was first reported at 11.17am today.

By 9pm, 37 of those properties were still without power.

Further information about power cuts in Shropshire can be found on National Grid's power cut map.