You may be aware that Storm Bert will be hitting the United Kingdom this weekend.
Nationally, the storm will bring very strong winds, heavy rain and, for a time, snow
and blizzards.
The Environment Agency has warned that the heavy rain could lead to some
localised flooding. Temperatures are also set to rise.
There is a yellow Met Office warning for rain that reaches the south and south-west
of Oxfordshire and parts of Oxford. The Environment Agency expects there to be a
number of flood alerts and warnings affecting parts of Oxfordshire over the weekend
and into Monday.
A reminder below of advice you can give to residents:
Residents can:
- Check their flood risk on X (follow @EnvAgencySE) and sign up for free flood
warnings from the Environment Agency. - Keep in touch with the Environment Agency’s regularly updated information
relating to current flood alerts and flood warnings and the five-day flood risk
for Oxfordshire. - Call the Environment Agency’s flooding hotline for advice and support at any
time on 0345 988 1188. - Monitor online information from The Met Office, which issues weather
warnings when severe weather is expected. - Read our flooding newspage and flooding toolkit, which provides advice and
support for residents and businesses, including on preparing for instances of
flooding. - Check X at @OxonTravel for road and travel updates. There is more information available in the guidance note attached from emergency planning, including links to the various sandbag policies across the county.
Together with partners across the Thames Valley we will monitor the situation as it
unfolds. We hope that the impact of the heavy rain will be low but in the event of any
flooding, please can we urge members to support frontline services, who will be busy
responding to help residents, by signposting constituents as above.