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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding.
Flooding is expected from 25th January 2026.
Groundwater levels in Cranborne Chase remain high. Areas that could be affected include: the area of the Ebble Valley. The groundwater level at the Down Barn borehole has risen to 73.1m, and is expected to rise further over the next few days. Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed. Residents may experience inundation of septic tanks and sewer systems. Flooding of roads is expected, take particular care when driving, both for your own safety and to prevent flooding to others.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
If you have a pump, make sure it is working and switched on. Think about alternative power sources in case of power cuts .
This message will be updated by 11:30AM on 28 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:25am, Sunday 25th January.
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Thu 12 Mar 2026, 11:59am
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Mon 9 Mar 2026, 11:11am
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Mon 2 Mar 2026, 11:05am
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Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:41pm
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Mon 16 Feb 2026, 10:56am
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Mon 9 Feb 2026, 11:46am
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Mon 2 Feb 2026, 2:26pm
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Wed 28 Jan 2026, 5:40pm
Flood warning
Sun 25 Jan 2026, 11:25am
Warning no longer in force
Fri 12 Apr 2024, 5:12pm
Groundwater flooding in the Ebble Valley including Berwick St John, Ebblesbourne Wake, Bowerchalke, Broad Chalke, Stoke Farthing, Bishopstone, Stratford Toney, Coombe Bissett, Homington, Odstock, Nunton
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Wiltshire
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding for the Ebble Valley.
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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