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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding today.
Flooding is expected from the afternoon of 09 January 2026 .
Flooding of property is possible, particularly around Bethersden and Smarden
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one and deploy any flood protection measures you may have.
This message will be updated by 8:30PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:58am, Friday 9th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 8:32am
Flood warning
Tue 27 Jan 2026, 11:38pm
Flood warning
Tue 27 Jan 2026, 9:27pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 10 Jan 2026, 11:13am
Flood warning
Fri 9 Jan 2026, 7:28pm
Flood warning
Fri 9 Jan 2026, 10:58am
Warning no longer in force
Fri 15 Jan 2021, 7:14pm
Flood warning
Fri 15 Jan 2021, 9:11am
Flood warning
Thu 14 Jan 2021, 8:23pm
Flood warning
Thu 14 Jan 2021, 2:17pm
River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge, including Smarden, Headcorn, Staplehurst and Hawkenbury
Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex
Country: England
Counties covered: Kent
Watercourses covered: River Beult
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge.
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.