Flood warning: Reading next
You probably know this already, but because of the wet weather we have been experiencing recently the Thames river level in Reading is expected to rise in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The following flood warning has been issued by Reading Borough Council:
The Environment Agency have put the River Thames at Reading on Flood Warning (along with almost all of the surrounding areas including Sonning, Twyford, Caversham, Wargrave, Charvil etc). The Environment Agency has revised it’s warning and advise that the waters at Reading are expected to rise at approx 2pm on July 24. Residents and Businesses in affected areas are strongly advised to take all possible precautions against flooding now. It is expected that there will be disruption to travel over the next few days so plan your journey carefully and avoid all unnecessary travel in the area.
The last sentence makes me nervous. Travel within Reading is already a headache (this afternoon the commute home from Thames Valley Park, not a zillion miles away, took far longer than usual). Tomorrow it could be severe. I guess I will be walking, then.
Matt Brady on July 24th 2007 in Climate
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Dan Grey responded on 24 Jul 2007 at 4:37 pm #
Do bear in mind though that property flooding is not anticipated until a Severe Flood Warning has been issued, and so far the EA have made no suggestions that one is going to be issued, i.e. that there is *not* going to be widespread flooding with this event.
Levels are only going to be at or below 2003, which only saw minor flooding by the Thames in Reading. The 1947 floods were far higher - flooding as far as Great Knollys Street south of the river and beyond Gosbrook Road to the north.