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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High river levels are causing flooding on Friday.
Flooding is expected on 19 December 2025 , as a lot of rain (35mm) fell on Thursday.
Flooding is affecting fields, gardens and isolated mill and farm properties between Broadbridge Heath and Pallingham Quay. The A272 Newbridge road near Billingshurst could be affected. River levels are now slowly falling near Wanford, but still slowly rising at Pallingham Quay. All locations will continue to be affected Friday. Very little rain is forecast over the next 5 days. At Pallingham, river levels and flood risk should begin to fall by 18:00 19/12/2025, but will not return nearer to normal until next week. Near Horsham, river levels should return near to normal by Saturday evening.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Activate any flood protection products you may have . Including in Wanford, if you have them.
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 20 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:13am, Friday 19th December 2025.
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The River Arun from Broadbridge Heath to Pallingham Quay, including Broadbridge Heath, Slinfold, Wanford Mill, Gibbons Mill, Newbridge, and Pallingham Lock
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: West Sussex
Watercourses covered: River Arun
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Broadbridge Heath to Pallingham Quay on the River Arun.
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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