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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Groundwater levels in West Dorset have begun to plateau but remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Hooke, Toller Whelme and Toller Porcorum. The groundwater level at the Dickley Down borehole is 162.31m, and is starting to fall steadily. A dry week is expected except for rain forecast on Thursday with drier conditions retuning over the weekend. 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. Properties may experience flooding in cellars in affected areas. Flooding of roads is expected, take particular care when driving, both for your own safety and to prevent flooding to others. Roads may have become damaged by floodwater. Where groundwater is near the surface, intense rainfall will lead to surface water flooding. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. This message will be updated by 11:00 on 9th March 2026.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:05am, Monday 2nd March.
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Thu 12 Mar 2026, 10:43am
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Mon 9 Mar 2026, 11:06am
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Mon 2 Mar 2026, 11:05am
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Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:22pm
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Wed 18 Feb 2026, 3:08pm
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Wed 11 Feb 2026, 10:25am
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Wed 4 Feb 2026, 10:48am
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Fri 30 Jan 2026, 12:01pm
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Fri 23 Jan 2026, 11:15am
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Wed 31 Dec 2025, 9:38am
Groundwater flooding for Toller Whelme, Hooke, Higher Kingcombe, Lower Kingcombe and Toller Porcorum
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
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 Hooke.
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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