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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Groundwater is high and slowly rising. Isolated showers are forecast Tuesday, with the potential of another 10-20mm of rain Wednesday evening. Followed by showers through the second half of the week. Groundwater is expected to continue slowly rising. Springs will appear, water will be in fields, and water will flow down roads, including Stoughton main road, the road from East Marden, between Cooks Lane and Barley Mow in Walderton, and the B2146 near Woodlands Lane. Groundwater will also affect a small number of cellars in Stoughton and Walderton. Groundwater rise at Compton borehole could begin to pause, or maybe even fall very slightly around 15/02/2026. However, the weather outlook remains unsettled, and more rain is currently predicted on Sunday and Monday (16/02/2026), it is possible that groundwater will rise again from the start of next week, through to 22/02/2026. Take care on roads that flood (Stoughton, Walderton). Ensure pumps work. We will update this message by 18:00 14/02/2026.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:07am, Tuesday 10th February.
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding on the upper River Ems at Compton, West Marden, Stoughton, Walderton and Racton
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: West Sussex
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding in upper River Ems 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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