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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding.
Flooding is expected from 24 January 2026 onwards.
The groundwater level at the Iwerne Hill Farm borehole is rising in response to recent heavy rainfall and will continue to do so as more rain is forecast. Flooding of roads and some properties, especially basements is expected. Residents should deploy any property resilience measures such as pumps, flood barriers and air brick covers.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Keep up to date with groundwater levels on the 'Check for Flooding' site on gov.uk .
This message will be updated by 11:41AM on 31 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:47am, Saturday 24th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Thu 5 Mar 2026, 4:01pm
Flood warning
Mon 2 Mar 2026, 11:12am
Flood warning
Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:20pm
Flood warning
Wed 18 Feb 2026, 3:11pm
Flood warning
Wed 11 Feb 2026, 12:02pm
Flood warning
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 11:21am
Flood warning
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 6:07pm
Flood warning
Sat 24 Jan 2026, 11:47am
Warning no longer in force
Sun 14 Jan 2024, 3:28pm
Flood warning
Wed 10 Jan 2024, 4:58pm
Groundwater flooding for the Pimperne Brook at Pimperne
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 Pimperne Brook.
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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