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Environment Agency22 Oct 2026

Flood alert: River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire

The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire (Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire). The Environment Agency has issued 171 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 25 Apr 2014 (the area's history).

Flood alert

The notice

Issued by
Environment Agency
Area
River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire
Level
Flood alert
Issued
16:22, 22 Oct 2026
County
Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire
River or sea
River Stour, Smestow Brook
Flood area code
033WAF330
Official source
Environment Agency: the notice at its source

River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire: every alert and warning since 2014England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings

Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The notice as issued

Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from the early hours of Friday 23 October . Flooding may affect low lying land and roads around Halesowen, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Kingswinford and Kinver. We are closely monitoring the situation . Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 11:00AM on Friday 23 October or as the situation changes.

Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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