The Environment Agency has issued 3 flood alerts for the Isle of Wight, warning of possible flooding in Ryde, Newport and along the Eastern Yar between Bembridge and Whitwell.
Water levels in the Monktonmead Brook at St Johns in Ryde are high and rising with 20mm of rain recorded in the area in the past 9 hours alone – a fairly large amount of rain in a short period of time. In the next hour, water may begin to flow across the railway tracks upstream of St Johns Station, although Island Line services are suspended for 3 months.
The river should peak around 13:00, but water levels may not fall until 15:00 this afternoon. EA operational staff are keeping the Monktonmead Brook clear of blockages.
Meanwhile, in Carisbrooke and Newport, 21mm of rain has been recorded in the past 8 hours leading to a flood alert being issued for the Lukely Brook. Currently, the river bank is full and may now begin to come out of the bank at Hunnycross Way and Vicarage Walk, causing flooding to footpaths. Flooding is not expected at Carisbrooke.
The river will remain very high over the next 2 hours, but levels should begin to fall around 11:30.
A flood alert also remains in place for the Eastern Yar with flooding currently being seen at Southford Lane in Whitwell and Highwood Lane in Rookley, as reported by Island Echo earlier this morning. Both roads are impassable, with the main Ventnor to Whitwell Road also under water.
UPDATE @ 11:26 – A flood alert has also been issued for the River Medina, which could see road flooding at Blackwater.
From now onwards, the River Medina will affect land, gardens and possibly roads at Blackwater, especially at Blackwater Hollow near Mill Farm and at Sandy Lane.
The river is set to be very high at St George’s Way, Shide.
The river should peak by 13:00, but water levels will remain high for several hours and are unlikely to fall until around 15:00.
Road and land flooding impacts will be more significant at Blackwater, with motorists warned not to drive through flood water.
Dredge the rivers…
I see you have studied hydrology then?
I’ve never studed the science behind Hydrology, my comment was just a thought from my Hydrology ignorance.
Would you be so kind, and educate myself and others that may be wondering what the science says about it?…
Many Thanks…
Water won’t soak into concrete stop building all these housing estates
Not ONLY will it not soak into it, BUT runs it off at a much higher rate, thus causing ever worse floods.
But NOT to worry, all the councillors will not be living near any risk areas, and all fully wealthy enough from our increasing c.tax to be fully insured if they were.
Think then vote next time.
What is your plan? To stop all building?
The wise policy would be to only build homes for those already on the Island who need such.
As it is NOW, our council get PAYMENT to take ‘in’ overspill from mainland councils.
This ADDS to the number of people here, putting pressure on jobs, doctors, dentists, and our Hospital. The roads become ever more congested and all public amenities become overcrowded, and parking becomes ever worse, and crime, with thousands more people, chasing few jobs, will rise dramatically.
So, as happened over the decades, just enough houses, spread out in the areas they are needed should be built, to spread the load.
NOT en masses building to fill with those not local, who will then ‘fill’ these homes to overcapacity, then ‘another’ huge Estate will be needed once the firsts offspring reach puberty and have children.
Also end masse immigration into the UK as jobs are being lost at an alarming rate, and Hi Tech now means that manual labour will be needed less and less so we can’t afford to keep, or house even more any more.