River Ely flooding expected at St Fagans as four warnings stay in force
Archive article. Published on Sun 25 Oct, 01:40. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
Natural Resources Wales had four flood warnings and 45 flood alerts in force across Wales at 1.47am on Sunday 25 October. Eight warnings had been removed in the previous 24 hours, including those on the River Lower Clydach at Clydach Bridge and the River Ewenny at Ewenny Village. Three of the four remaining warnings are on the River Ely, at St Fagans, Peterston-super-Ely and Talbot Green. The fourth is on the River Rhondda at Porth.
NRW warning service, 1.47am on 25 October
- Flood warnings in force
- 4
- Flood alerts in force
- 45
- Warnings removed in previous 24 hours
- 8
Ely expected to peak around 5am
NRW issued the St Fagans warning at 10.47pm on Saturday. It said river levels were expected to rise over the following six to eight hours and peak at around 5am on Sunday, with flooding to property expected and flooding of low-lying land and roads ongoing. At Peterston-super-Ely, NRW's update at 12.03am said river levels were rising and flooding to property was expected. At Talbot Green and Porth, levels were falling but impacts were ongoing. NRW said the heaviest rainfall had cleared all four areas.
Check the warning for your area
A flood warning means flooding is expected and people should act; an alert means flooding is possible and people should prepare. Check NRW's live service for the precise area and current advice, or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188. Do not treat a national total as confirmation that a particular property is affected.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Three of the four warnings in force were on a single river, the Ely.
The number of warnings fell from five at 22:25 on 24 October to four at 01:47 on 25 October, while one new warning was issued at St Fagans.