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Rising river levels this afternoon may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 21 January 2026 , and overnight into Thursday 22 January.
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 22 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:51pm, Wednesday 21st January.
Warning no longer in force
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 8:32am
Flood alert
Sun 1 Feb 2026, 6:32pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 8:22am
Flood alert
Tue 27 Jan 2026, 5:44pm
Flood alert
Tue 27 Jan 2026, 7:23am
Warning no longer in force
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 8:27am
Flood alert
Thu 22 Jan 2026, 6:38pm
Flood alert
Thu 22 Jan 2026, 9:36am
Flood alert
Wed 21 Jan 2026, 2:51pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 17 Jan 2026, 9:26am
Ifield Brook, Upper River Mole, Burstow Stream and Salfords Stream including Ifield, Lowfield Heath, Charlwood, Hookwood, Bewbush, Furnace Green, Maidenbower, Crawley, Horley and Copthorne
Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex
Country: England
Counties covered: Surrey, West Sussex
Watercourses covered: Ifield Brook, River Mole, Gatwick Stream, Burstow Stream
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream.
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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