📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels are rising on the River Asker, Mangerton River due to heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk include properties in Askerswell, Uploders, Yondover and Loders; properties and roads in upper reach villages, West Milton, Powerstock, Askerswell, Uploders, Yondover and Loders around the railway bridge.
Further rainfall is forecast tomorrow morning.
Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences.
We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this alert/warning if necessary.
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
This message will be updated by 4:00 PM on 29/03/2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:27pm, Thursday 28th March 2024.
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Warning no longer in force
Mon 25 Nov 2024, 1:44pm
Flood warning
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 6:33pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 29 Mar 2024, 11:03am
Flood warning
Thu 28 Mar 2024, 7:27pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 21 Feb 2024, 5:33pm
Flood warning
Wed 21 Feb 2024, 1:08pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 8 Dec 2023, 8:42am
Flood warning
Thu 7 Dec 2023, 1:28pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 5 Dec 2023, 11:51am
Flood warning
Mon 4 Dec 2023, 4:45am
Properties in Askerswell, Uploders, Yondover and Loders
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: River Asker
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Asker from Askerswell to Bradpole.
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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