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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High river levels are expected to cause flooding over the next two days. Flooding is expected on 22 January 2026 . Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the Middle Dorset Stour, Lower Dorset Stour, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around Hammoon, Bere Marsh, Stourpaine, Durweston and Lower Blandford St Mary. Levels are peaking at Hammoon this evening but further rain is forecast over the next 48 hours which will maintain high river levels. We are monitoring rainfall and river levels . Activate any flood protection products you may have . This message will be updated by 5:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:01pm, Thursday 22nd January.
Hammoon, Bere Marsh, Stourpaine, Durweston and Lower Blandford St Mary
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: River Stour
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall.
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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