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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels this morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 02 February 2026 and throughout today.
Rainfall overnight has caused river levels to rise and potentially cause flooding this morning. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers, particularly around Moat Road, Uptons Close, Oak Farm Gardens, Ulcombe Road and Brooklands.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on 02 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:27am, Monday 2nd February.
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Warning no longer in force
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 5:28pm
Flood alert
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 9:30am
Flood alert
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 5:43pm
Flood alert
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 9:34am
Flood alert
Thu 5 Feb 2026, 6:31pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 3 Feb 2026, 9:21am
Flood alert
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 4:48pm
Flood alert
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 7:27am
Warning no longer in force
Sun 1 Feb 2026, 8:33am
Flood alert
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 5:31pm
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 Pluckley and Bethersden to Stilebridge.
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.