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Flooding expected. Take action now.
The groundwater level at the Delcombe Wood borehole has risen to 138.345m above sea level and is forecast to rise to 138.823m and will continue gradually upwards until the weekend. For reference the peak level in January was 139.641m.
A blocking high pressure system has developed over Scandinavia which will bring some respite as more settled weather develops. This will last until the weekend when we will probably see a return to more unsettled weather.
Property flooding is still possible and sewage systems may become inundated.
Residents should keep deployed any property resilience measures such as pumps, flood barriers and air brick covers.
Avoid driving through flood water as the bow wave from vehicles can flood adjacent properties.
Do not lift manhole covers to alleviate local surface water flooding as this may cause toilets further downhill to surcharge.
This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:50pm, Tuesday 5th March 2024.
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Groundwater flooding on the Winterborne South of the A354 including Winterborne Whitechurch, Kingston, Muston, Anderson, Tomson, Zelston, Mapperton, Almer and Newton Peveril
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 North Winterborne, south of the A354.
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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