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Flooding expected. Take action now.
The River Ouse is high and rising. 25mm of rain has been recorded at Ardingly, in only a few hours Thursday. Which is a lot in a short space of time. From 02:00 05/01/2024 flood water will affect properties of Freshfield Mill Farm, Freshmill and Millers Cottages on Sloop Lane and Bridge Cottage, Sheffield Park. Roads at Fletching Mill Bridge and Sharpsbridge will also be affected. A further 5mm of rain is possible through the early hours of Friday. Very little rain is forecast from Friday daytime through to next week. The river should begin to fall by 10:00 05/01/2024, but will be higher than normal until Saturday. Some roads including Fletching Mill Bridge and Sharpsbridge may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding suggested in this message. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 16:00 05/01/2024
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:46pm, Thursday 4th January 2024.
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Sussex River Ouse from Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge including Sheffield Park Station and Fletching Mill
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: East Sussex, West Sussex
Watercourses covered: Sussex River Ouse
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse.
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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