Flood alerts are in force for rivers on the Powys/Shropshire border with river levels rising today (Wednesday, November 23).

Flood alerts were issued on Sunday evening (November 21) for the Vyrnwy catchment and Upper Severn.

Waters rose overnight before falling away but are rising again this morning after a night of heavy rain.

Natural Resources Wales have said that while this should not be a severe flood they are warning that flooding in the Upper Severn could lead to road closures in “Caersws, Cilcewydd, Trehelig , Welshpool and Llandrinio”.

OTHER NEWS:

Whilst higher levels in the Vyrnwy could lead to disruption to “roads close to Meifod Bridge, the B4393 near Llansantffraid Bridge and the B4398 at New Bridge Llanymynech.”

A flood alert is also in place for the Severn Vyrnwy confluence after it peaked at Llanymynech in the early hours of Tuesday (November 22).

A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: "River levels are high but steady at the Llanymynech river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.

"We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine near Shrewsbury."

They added: "Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours.

"We expect river levels to remain high in the coming days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences and liaising with emergency services."

The poor weather is set to continue into tomorrow with a yellow weather warning being issued for much of Wales and the West Midlands.

The Met office have said heavy rain and wind expected for large parts of Wales warning that “spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer” which could lead to “delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport.”

They are also warning of “delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely” and possibly “further flooding of a few homes and businesses”.