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Flooding expected. Take action now.
The Western Rother is high and rising. 35mm of rain has been recorded at Iping, in only a few hours on Thursday. Which is a lot in a short period of time. From 23:30 04/01/2024 flooding will affect isolated properties at the eastern end of The Wharf, near The Wharf bridge (Commercial units and King Johns Court). Land and fields near the Cowdray ruins will also be affected by flood water. A further 5mm of rain is possible through the early hours of Friday. Very little rain is expected Friday daytime through to next week. The river should begin to fall by 08:00 05/01/2024, but will be higher than normal until Saturday. Early actions to reduce potential impacts at The Wharf are encouraged. Consider deploying flood protection products, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 16:00 05/01/2024
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This information last updated 10:43pm, Thursday 4th January 2024.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 5 Jan 2024, 10:16am
Flood warning
Thu 4 Jan 2024, 10:43pm
South Pond, South Street and The Wharf, Midhurst
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: West Sussex
Watercourses covered: Western Rother
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Midhurst at South Pond and The Wharf.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.