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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Groundwater levels in the West Dorset area are slowly falling, but remain over the flood alert thresholds. Flooding of fields and roads is still possible. Levels are expected to continue to drop, but could react again to further rainfall. The start of this week sees brighter and drier weather, but further rainfall is forecast from Wednesday, which could see levels rise again. Where groundwater is near the surface, intense rainfall will lead to surface water flooding. 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 11:00AM on 23 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:58am, Monday 16th February.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 15 Apr 2026, 10:07am
Flood alert
Mon 6 Apr 2026, 12:15pm
Flood alert
Mon 30 Mar 2026, 11:46am
Flood alert
Mon 23 Mar 2026, 2:04pm
Flood alert
Mon 16 Mar 2026, 2:58pm
Flood alert
Mon 9 Mar 2026, 8:42am
Flood alert
Mon 2 Mar 2026, 10:25am
Flood alert
Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:11pm
Flood alert
Mon 16 Feb 2026, 10:58am
Flood alert
Mon 9 Feb 2026, 3:42pm
Bridport, Chideock, Martinstown, Milborne St. Andrew, Nottington, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Upwey, Winterborne Abbas, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Steepleton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch and Winterborne Zelston
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 in the West of Dorset.
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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No current or recent warnings.
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