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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High groundwater levels may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from Wednesday, 28/01/2026, following a wet January 2026.
Flooding could affect the electricity sub station in Rectory Lane, Meonstoke. The Winterbourne will begin to flow across Rectory Lane and behind the Buck's Head Pub. Tomorrow (27/01/2026), Storm Chandra will pass through the south of England, bringing up to 50mm of rain to Hampshire. A combination of high river flows and groundwater may affect a couple of cellars of properties on West Meon High Street and Lynch Lane. Lighter rain is forecast from Wednesday (28/01/2026) to Friday (30/01/2026). Groundwater levels at the borehole at Pound Lane, Meonstoke will continue rising through this week.
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 6:00PM on 30 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 12:33pm, Monday 26th January.
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Communities at risk of groundwater flooding in the Meon Valley in Hampshire including, East Meon, West Meon, Warnford, Exton, Corhampton, Meonstoke, Droxford and Soberton
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
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 the Meon Valley from East Meon to Soberton.
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.