Local Flooding – 6 Jan 2025

Again we have suffered another unprecedented rainfall event in a very short period of time, together with the already saturated ground from the pre-xmas storm events… most parts of the country has suffered some flooding event, some more serious than others, our parishes are located close to the flood meadows, (which have flooded, doing their job) we have several brooks which are tributaries of the Severn, there are many other tributaries that feed the Severn on its 200 mile journey before reaching Gloucester… including: The Vyrnwy, Tern, Teme, Avon and Stour…

This part of Frogfurlong Lane (photo 06/01/25), is where the Hatherley Brook passes under the lane…. and it looks like the stream of water is coming from the left hand side (upstream), which makes sense… this location is some way from the housing developments at Twigworth and its SUDs system… which appeared to be doing their job yesterday…. Hatherley Brook and Coxs Brook had breached their banks and flooded adjacent flood meadows…

There was no major local flooding at Twigworth Green yesterday… only minor flooding of some footpaths and new sports field.

Down Hatherley and Frogfurlong Lane were both flooded…. yet irresponsible drivers still thought they could drive through the floodwater… perhaps we need some flood signs like Sandhurst Lane

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS!

According to one local resident, on Sunday night we had a rainfall of 40mm; that is one quarter of the whole month of July 2007, the worst month in recent history!

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