Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 22 January 2026 .
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.
Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the area.
Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river on Thursday. The main areas of concern are Exebridge, Bolham, Bampton and Tiverton.
We expect the river to remain high throughout the day though no flooding to properties is currently forecast.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 3:30PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 9:15am, Thursday 22nd January.
Middle River Exe from Exebridge to Tiverton and the Rivers Haddeo, Batherm and Lowman
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon, Somerset
Watercourses covered: River Exe, River Batherm, River Lowman, River Haddeo
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Middle Exe area.
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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