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Flooding expected. Take action now.
The Western Rother is high and rising. 35mm of rain has been recorded at Liss, in only a few hours on Thursday. Which is a lot in a short period of time. From 23:00 04/01/2024 flooding will affect properties on Mill Lane and Old Mill Lane, Sheet, and also on Station Road next to the railway line, in Liss. Flooding will be extensive through fields and affect rural roads and gardens. A further 5mm of rain is expected through the early hours of Friday. Very little rain is forecast Friday daytime through to next week. The river should begin to fall by 04:00 05/01/2024, but will be higher than normal until Friday evening. If you see a blockage affecting the flow in the river, please call our incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 15:00 05/01/2024
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This information last updated 10:15pm, Thursday 4th January 2024.
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Fri 5 Jan 2024, 9:40am
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Thu 4 Jan 2024, 10:15pm
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Mon 17 Feb 2020, 8:55am
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Sun 16 Feb 2020, 11:34pm
Flood Warning
Sun 16 Feb 2020, 7:27am
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Wed 15 Jan 2020, 12:25pm
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Tue 14 Jan 2020, 9:52pm
The Western River Rother in Hampshire and West Sussex, from Liss to Sheet, including Liss, Princes Marsh, and Sheet Mill
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: Hampshire
Watercourses covered: West Sussex River Rother
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Liss to Sheet Mill on the Western River Rother.
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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