It will be no surprise to Islanders to see that the Met Office’s yellow weather warning transformed into an Amber weather warning overnight — running until 8am.
Not only that be eleven flood alerts were issued by the Environment Agency overnight. The following areas were issued flood alerts:
- Monktonmead Brook at St Johns Road, St John’s Station and Park Road
- Eastern Yar and tributaries from Whitwell to Bembridge
- Lukely Brook from Carisbrooke to Newport
- Carisbrooke, Hunny Hill and Newport Quay Arts Centre on the Lukely Brook
- Monktonmead Brook at St Johns Road, St John’s Station and Park Road
- Monktonmead Brook at Rink Road, Marymead Close, West Hill Road, Simeon Street and The Strand
- Caul Bourne at Calbourne, Newbridge and Shalfleet.
- River Medina from Blackwater to Newport
- Gurnard Luck, Gurnard
- Gurnard Pines to Marsh Road at Gurnard from the Gurnard Luck
- Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbridge, Alverstone on the Eastern Yar
The Amber weather warning for heavy rain continues until 8am. See the Met Office Website for more detail.
Video from Binstead
Andy Wilson shared this footage from Binstead, asking what had happened to the Binstead Flooding Mitigation scheme
IR: Allow extra time if travelling by road
An Island Roads spokesman said,
“We are experiencing heavy rainfall across the network but particularly in the central and eastern parts of the Island.
“We are working hard to maintain a safe network but would appeal to motorists to take particular care driving in these conditions and to leave additional time for their journeys if they have to travel.”
Roads passable with care
Flood warning signs are out at the following locations meaning the road is currently considered passable with care to most vehicles:
- Alverstone Road, Newchurch.
- Binstead Road, Ryde.
- Ashey Road, Ryde.
- Rew Lane, Wroxall.
- Blackwater Shute, Newport.
- St George’s Way, Newport.
Island Roads are also clearing a fallen tree in Main Road Havenstreet.
Closed roads
There are road closures at:
- Sylvan Drive/Foxes Road, Newport
- Warlands Lane, Shalfleet,
- Thorley Road, Yarmouth
- Ryde Esplanade
- The Strand, Ryde
- Halberry Lane/Cross Lane, Newport
From 8am to 10am, there is still a yellow warning in place.
Article edit
8.15am 25th Oct 2023 – Gurnard flood alert added
9.00am 25th Oct 2023 – Second Gurnard flood alert added
10.05am 25th Oct 2023 – Another Eastern Yar flood alert added
2pm 25th Oct 2023 – Updated closed roads added
