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From December 2013 onwards the Somerset Levels suffered severe flooding as part of the wider 2013–2014 Atlantic winter storms in Europe and subsequent 2013–2014 United Kingdom winter floods. The Somerset Levels, or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly but more correctly known, is a coastal plain and wetland area of ...
The 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods had brought severe flooding to the Somerset Levels. During December 2013 and January 2014 heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding on the Somerset Levels with over 600 houses and 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of agricultural land, including North Moor, Curry and Hay Moors and Greylake, affected.
There are six flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, in place for Somerset, 12 for Wiltshire, eight for Gloucestershire and one for Bristol, said the Environment Agency.. The alerts include ...
The scheme was first proposed in 1961, following serious flooding in October 1960, when some 78 square miles (200 km 2) of the Somerset levels were inundated. A channel with a proposed capacity of 1,060 cubic feet per second (30 m 3 /s) was proposed, but arguments about the cost of such a scheme resulted in the capacity being lowered to 600 ...
Residents in parts of Somerset say recent flooding is the "worst they have seen" after stormy weather caused disruption over Sunday and Monday. Elaine Merrick-Reed, who lives in Chard - one of the ...
SOMERSET ― The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Flood Watch for Somerset County until 7 p.m. Tuesday due to heavy rain occurring overnight and more expected throughout the day.
The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills. The Somerset Levels have an area of about 160,000 acres (650 km 2) and are bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue.
The Raritan River is nearing flood stage in Manville. At 6 a.m. the river had reached 10.95 feet; flood stage is 12 feet. The National Weather Service is expecting the river to crest at 16.8 feet ...