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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this morning.
Flooding is expected on 16 December 2025 due to heavy rainfall over night.
Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the Upper Dorset Frome, Hooke River, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around Dorchester Road and Frome Lane area of Maiden Newton. Weather conditions are expected to improve throughout Tuesday with little rainfall expected. There is another band of rainfall expected to hit Wednesday afternoon into Thursday that may see river levels rise again.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one and take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 16 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:39am, Tuesday 16th December 2025.
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Dorchester Road and Frome Lane area of Maiden Newton
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: Dorset Frome
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper Frome at Maiden Newton.
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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