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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Flooding is expected from 14:00 on 16/03/2026. Areas that could be affected include: Iwerne Minster. The groundwater level at the Iwerne Hill Farm borehole is 108.14m, and is slowly falling. There is no rainfall forecast in 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. Properties may experience flooding in cellars in affected areas. 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 11:00AM on 20 March 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:48pm, Monday 16th March.
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Wed 18 Mar 2026, 1:26pm
Flood warning
Mon 16 Mar 2026, 2:48pm
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Thu 12 Mar 2026, 11:58am
Warning no longer in force
Thu 5 Mar 2026, 4:00pm
Flood warning
Mon 2 Mar 2026, 1:34pm
Flood warning
Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:37pm
Flood warning
Mon 16 Feb 2026, 1:40pm
Flood warning
Mon 9 Feb 2026, 1:25pm
Flood warning
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 2:13pm
Flood warning
Mon 26 Jan 2026, 9:58am
Groundwater flooding for Sutton Waldron, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Courntey, Shroton and Stourpaine
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 Iwerne.
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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