River levels have now fallen from their peak following Thursday’s rain. Light rain was recorded Saturday morning (16/01/2021) which will cause the Cuckmere to rise slightly Saturday afternoon in Hellingly, peaking Sunday morning in Alfriston. Impacts, if any from today’s rain will be minimal, and it is not expected to result in any flood impacts to property. Saturday evening (16/01/2021) and Sunday (17/01/2021) are forecast to be dry allowing the river to return to more normal levels by Sunday afternoon. Rain is forecast for Tuesday (19/01/2021) and Wednesday (20/01/2021). There is significant uncertainty in the amount of rain and where it will fall. The possibility remains of heavy rain on Wednesday (20/01/2021) and the risk of flooding to properties from Wednesday onwards (20/01/2021), so please remain prepared to take action, to reduce potential flood impacts next week. We will re-issue this message if our confidence in the risk of flooding increases.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 12:57pm, Saturday 16th January.
Cuckmere River and tributaries from Vines Cross to Exceat Bridge
Region: South East
Counties covered: East Sussex
Watercourses covered: Cuckmere River
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Cuckmere River.
Icons on the map show nearby level monitoring stations. They are not necessarily related to this particular flood warning area.
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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