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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 08 January 2026 from 20:30.
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near Plenty Brook from Eddington to the sea, including Herne Bay, the Swalecliffe Brook from near Court Lees to the sea, including Chestfield and Swalecliffe and the West Brook from the railway line to the sea including Studd Hill and Hampton
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:31pm, Thursday 8th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 9 Jan 2026, 7:57am
Flood alert
Thu 8 Jan 2026, 5:31pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 6:47pm
Flood alert
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 8:40am
Flood alert
Tue 26 Nov 2024, 8:32pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 26 Feb 2024, 1:36pm
Flood alert
Sun 25 Feb 2024, 7:09pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 23 Feb 2024, 8:24am
Flood alert
Thu 22 Feb 2024, 5:34pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 13 Dec 2023, 7:52am
Plenty Brook from Eddington to the sea, including Herne Bay, the Swalecliffe Brook from near Court Lees to the sea, including Chestfield and Swalecliffe and the West Brook from the railway line to the sea including Studd Hill and Hampton
Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex
Country: England
Counties covered: Kent
Watercourses covered: Plenty Brook, Swalecliffe Brook, West Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Plenty, Swalecliffe and West Brooks.
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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No current or recent warnings.
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