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Flooding expected. Take action now.
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. River levels have reached 3.0 metres and further flooding is expected throughout the night as river levels continue to rise due to recent rainfall. Levels are forecast to peak around 3.12 metres, at approximately 5:15 AM on the 19th December 2025.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 10:30AM on 19 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:27pm, Thursday 18th December 2025.
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Wed 28 Jan 2026, 2:11pm
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Sat 24 Jan 2026, 9:51am
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Fri 23 Jan 2026, 2:08pm
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Thu 22 Jan 2026, 3:01pm
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Fri 19 Dec 2025, 5:48pm
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Thu 18 Dec 2025, 11:27pm
Flood warning
Thu 18 Dec 2025, 9:35pm
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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