Lower Test Flood alert 12:15pm, Thursday 7th March 2024

Flood alert

A flood alert remains in force. At Romsey and Testwood, levels in the River Test are high and stable. No rainfall has been recorded in Romsey in the past 24 hours. However, water may continue to flood land from Timsbury to Romsey. At Romsey Industrial Estate, water may be ponded on land near to Greatbridge Road. Land at Broadlands and Testwood may continue to flood. Today (Thursday 07/03/2024) and tomorrow (Friday 08/03/2024) the forecast is for dry weather. Land at Romsey and Testwood may remain flooded over the next 2 to 3 weeks. We are managing sluices to balance water levels through Romsey. We recommend private sluice owners undertake regular sluice operations. Flooded land at Testwood may require livestock to be moved. This Flood Alert will be updated by 15:00 on 08/03/2024.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 12:15pm, Thursday 7th March 2024.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Test and tributaries from Romsey to Totton

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: Hampshire, Southampton

Watercourses covered: River Test

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower Test.

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).