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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this morning.
Flooding is expected on 16 December 2025 .
Heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours has caused river levels to rise.
Properties and low lying areas will start to flood from around 6:00AM on Tuesday. The main areas of concern are Hitford Road between Whitford and Musbury, the A3052 at Colyford, the A35 at Yarty Bridge, Seaton Marshes, and farms and other isolated properties between Axminster and Axmouth. Flood waters may be deep and fast flowing in these areas.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Activate any flood protection products you may have .
This message will be updated by 4:00PM on 16 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:47am, Tuesday 16th December 2025.
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Riverside properties and roads between Axminster and Axmouth, including Musbury, Whitford Bridge, the A3052 at Colyford and the A35 at Yarty Bridge
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon
Watercourses covered: River Axe
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Axe (Lower) from Axminster to Axmouth.
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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