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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High river levels are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning.
Flooding is expected on 27 January 2026 from the early hours of the morning onwards.
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. Heavy rainfall is forecast to fall overnight. Falling on saturated ground with rivers already full, levels will rise further.
We are closing flood gates gates at Blandford carpark will be closed on the morning of 27/1/26.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 4:30PM on 27 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:55pm, Monday 26th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 2:11pm
Flood warning
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 11:37am
Flood warning
Mon 26 Jan 2026, 4:55pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 24 Jan 2026, 9:51am
Flood warning
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 2:08pm
Flood warning
Thu 22 Jan 2026, 3:01pm
Flood warning
Wed 21 Jan 2026, 7:37pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 19 Dec 2025, 5:48pm
Flood warning
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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