River Thames at Purley Village

Message issued at 4:50pm, Wednesday 18th February

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

Rising river levels on the River Thames are expected to cause flooding.

Flooding of property and roads is expected, especially nearest the river in the Purley area. Rain is expected this evening and overnight, which may be heavy at times. We expect river levels to continue slowly rising. River levels will remain high over the coming days as water moves downstream.

We are monitoring rainfall and river levels.

Activate any flood protection products you may have. Go to River levels online for updates on current river levels.

This message will be updated by 11am on 19 February 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 4:50pm, Wednesday 18th February.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Thames at Purley Village

Warning no longer in force
Sun 22 Feb 2026, 4:32pm
Flood warning
Sun 22 Feb 2026, 9:57am
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Sat 21 Feb 2026, 4:34pm
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Sat 21 Feb 2026, 9:19am
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Fri 20 Feb 2026, 4:47pm
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Fri 20 Feb 2026, 8:44am
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Thu 19 Feb 2026, 5:16pm
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Thu 19 Feb 2026, 8:30am
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Wed 18 Feb 2026, 4:50pm
Flood warning
Wed 18 Feb 2026, 10:00am

Flood Warning Area Details

River Thames at Purley Village

Region: Thames

Country: England

Counties covered: Oxfordshire, West Berkshire

Watercourses covered: River Thames

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Thames at Purley Village.

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).