Flanders (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Demer basin faces an acutely dangerous condition for flooding even though current precipitation remains low in Flanders. People need to stay vigilant because river capacity right now has nearly reached its maximum, even though short-term predictions show no critical flood risk.
The Demer basin stands at high risk for flooding in Flanders despite limited precipitation at present. The ongoing situation calls for close attention because waterways currently exceed capacity despite short-term forecasts indicating minimal critical flooding risk. The Flemish Environment Agency declares major flooding is unlikely. However, ongoing rainfall could lead to persistent non-critical flooding.
The Demer basin exceeds its alert threshold indicators while continuous monitoring remains active for the region. The agency warns the population to stay alert because of worry about potential flooding in the Dender and Demer rivers. The promising outlook for weather shows a predicted 10 to 15-millimeter rainfall, but widespread consequences continue. Katrien Smet of the agency emphasised that personnel will monitor the situation over the coming days because more rainfall remains a threat. Water levels in the Dender basin surpassed their wake threshold but are decreasing at present. Water levels at Lo-Fintele on the IJzer stand close to exceeding their pre-wake threshold today. Officials closely monitor this developing situation while holding concerns about more upcoming rain.
“We are not predicting major flooding to the extent that many houses will be flooded, but in many places, there are waterways that are overflowing their banks,”
Said Katrien Smet of the Flemish Environment Agency yesterday.
Because there is more rain on the way, the danger is not completely over yet.
“It will still be a close call; it promises to be quite a few exciting days“,
Says Smet.
Minor flooding in the Demer basin
The incoming weather radar shows that medium-sized rainfall areas will sweep past during the upcoming days, but total water measurements should remain within reasonable limits. The National Meteorological House meteorologist Jacotte Brokken forecasts that the total fall will be between 10 and 15 millimetres. The Demer basin’s alert threshold has been exceeded, and the trend is still ‘slightly increasing’, according to Waterinfo Flanders. Such conditions enable ongoing and supplementary water floods to occur. The region remains under close observation for heavy flooding, although no such event is presently anticipated. Current measurements within the Dender basin demonstrate subthreshold wake conditions, although they recently breached this threshold marker. The water level at Lo-Fintele on the IJzer will reach above the minimal wake threshold point during today’s monitoring period.
