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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
The water level in the West Brook at Bridge Road is rising rapidly and has increased by 0.5m in the last 2 hours.
In the last hour, close to half a month’s rain (25mm) has been recorded in Walderton. This is a very large volume in a short period of time.
Due to the intensity and volume of the rain which has already fallen, from 16:00 this afternoon (31 July 2025) Bridge Road will be flooding. Water in the river will also rise to bank full over the next half an hour and it may also come out of bank. This will increase flood depths in the road and at the riverside car park, but flooding of property directly from the river is not expected.
Heavy rain will continue to affect the area for the next few hours. Water levels will remain very high over the next few hours but should fall by 19:00 hours.
We are also keeping debris screens at Bridge Road clear of blockages.
As a precautionary measure, we would encourage residents with flood protection products to install them now.
This Flood Alert will be updated by 20:00 on 31 July.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:46pm, Thursday 31st July 2025.
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The West Brook at Bridge Road, Emsworth
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: Hampshire
Watercourses covered: The West Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Bridge Road, Emsworth.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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