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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Piddletrentide, Plush, Piddlehinton, Puddletown, Tolpuddle and Affpuddle. The groundwater level at the Doles Ash borehole is currently at 122.52m, levels are slowly starting to recede but remain high and reactive to further rainfall. Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed. Residents may experience inundation of septic tanks and sewer systems. Flooding of roads is expected, take particular care when driving. We are closely monitoring the situation. If you have a pump, make sure it is working and switched on. Think about alternative power sources in case of power cuts. This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 3 March 2026 or as the situation changes.
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This information last updated 2:56pm, Tuesday 24th February.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 18 Mar 2026, 1:29pm
Flood warning
Tue 17 Mar 2026, 4:08pm
Flood warning
Tue 10 Mar 2026, 7:14am
Flood warning
Tue 3 Mar 2026, 10:53am
Flood warning
Tue 24 Feb 2026, 2:56pm
Flood warning
Tue 17 Feb 2026, 10:21am
Flood warning
Tue 10 Feb 2026, 12:29pm
Flood warning
Tue 3 Feb 2026, 4:39pm
Flood warning
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 10:05pm
Flood warning
Sun 25 Jan 2026, 11:15am
Groundwater flooding for Alton Pancras, Piddletrentide, White Lackington, Piddlehinton, Puddletown, Athelhampton
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding for the Piddle Valley.
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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