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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High groundwater levels may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 17 February 2026.
Groundwater levels are currently slowly declining but remain high at our Frith Cottage borehole near the Godalming, Shackleford and Hambledon areas.
Groundwater levels are above normal for this time of year, and saturated ground means groundwater may rise to a level where communities are affected by groundwater flooding if we receive additional rainfall. We expect groundwater levels to remain high over the next few weeks due to sustained rainfall across the area. Due to the nature of groundwater flooding, this situation could continue for several weeks or longer.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed .
This message will be updated by 8:00PM on 24 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:39am, Tuesday 17th February.
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Warning no longer in force
Tue 24 Feb 2026, 6:13pm
Flood alert
Tue 17 Feb 2026, 11:39am
Flood alert
Tue 10 Feb 2026, 4:37pm
Flood alert
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 12:55pm
Communities at risk of groundwater flooding in the Godalming, Shackleford and Hambledon areas
Region: Thames
Country: England
Counties covered: Surrey
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding in Godalming, Shackleford and Hambledon areas.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.