THE Environment Agency has published a list of locations where flood warnings are in place, meaning flooding is expected or has occurred.
These include:
- A361 East Lyng to Burrowbridge;
- Curry Moor and Hay Moor;
- Nunney Brook;
- River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft;
- River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge;
- River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge, low lying properties;
- River Cale at Wincanton, riverside properties;
- River Isle at Ilminster;
- River Isle from Chard Reservoir to Hambridge not including Ilminster;
- River Mells and Whatley Brook;
- River Parrett (upper) from South Perrott to Thorney
- River Sheppey;
- River Yarty from Yarcombe to Axminster;
- River Yeo and River Parrett Moors, low lying properties around Muchelney;
- River Yeo from Sherborne to Yeovil;
- Somerset Frome from Frome to Freshford;
- Somerset Frome from Witham Friary to Frome;
- Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater.
Flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible have been issued for:
- Bridgwater, Cannington and Combwich rivers;
- East Somerset Rivers;
- Exmoor Rivers;
- Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area;
- Lower Tone and Parrett Moors;
- North Somerset area;
- River Axe area;
- River Cale;
- River Chew catchment;
- Rivers Yeo and Parrett, downstream of Yeovil to Steart;
- River Tone catchment;
- River Yeo and River Parrett Moors around Muchelney and Thorney;
- Somerset Frome area;
- South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches;
- South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches;
- Upper Frome and tributaries;
- West Somerset Streams.
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