Groundwater levels are high. In Little Somborne, levels are still slowly rising. In Kings Somborne, levels are falling by 2cm per day. Currently, we do not expect flooding impacts from groundwater in either village. Over the next five days, the weather is forecast to be dry. This will allow the groundwater level in Little Somborne to begin to stabilise. In Kings Somborne, the level will continue to slowly fall. Further unsettled weather is forecast in February, although confidence in the location and intensity of any rainfall is currently low. If heavy rain does affect the area, groundwater levels will rise again. We continue to monitor the forecast. Please remain prepared for groundwater flooding impacts this winter. This Flood Alert will be updated by 17:00 on Tuesday 31/01/2023.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:33pm, Tuesday 24th January.
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Kings Somborne and Little Somborne in Hampshire
Region: South East
Counties covered: Hampshire
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding in Kings Somborne and Little Somborne.
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.
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