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Feb 21, 2022 · Flood barriers at Ironbridge are at risk of "overtopping" and the water could pose a risk to human life, said the Environment Agency, after days of heavy rainfall pushed defences to the limit....
A severe flood warning means there's a danger to life. Flood warning area: River Severn at the Wharfage, Ironbridge. Find a river, sea, groundwater or rainfall level in this area. Get...
Feb 21, 2022 · Homes and businesses on the Wharfage in Ironbridge are expected to be flooded, with levels not expected to peak there until Tuesday evening, when the water could to reach up to 7m.
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Local officials have since been asked: Could it happen here? "Anybody, anywhere," said Sean Grady, director of the Licking County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. "You could be living on the side of a hill, and there's the potential for mud slides. You start looking at the potential for all the bad things that can happen to you...
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Wilmingtonhave been discussing the Tennessee disaster and wondering whether anything more could have been done to warn folks and save lives. "That amount of loss of life and destruction, it's not something that we see," said Seth Binau, science and operations officer at the service. Forecasting reco...
Three decades ago, in the village of Shadyside in Belmont County in eastern Ohio, three inches of rain fell within two hours. The wall of water and flooding that resulted killed 26 people. That June 14, 1990, event and recovery efforts that followed were hampered by poor communication among emergency services and eventually inspired the state to bu...
Feb 21, 2022 · The Environment Agency has issued a Severe Flood Warning for Ironbridge, Shropshire due to extremely high river levels on the River Severn that are threatening to over-top flood barriers.
- Environment Agency
Feb 22, 2022 · Dozens of properties near the River Severn in Ironbridge and Bewdley have been evacuated. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued severe flood warnings, meaning a "danger to life" as the temporary...
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Flooding may result from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surges and overflows of dams and other water systems. Flash flooding can occur suddenly and without warning. Flash floods exhibit a rapid rise of water over low-lying areas. Flood waters can be extremely dangerous.
