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Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon

Message issued at 3:29pm, Thursday 21st October 2021

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels remain high but are beginning to fall on the Upper Dorset Stour, Shreen Water.
Areas most at risk include Eccliffe, parts of the A30, Stour Provost, Sturminster Newton, Hammoon and parts of the A361, A362, A357, A365, A363, A358, A359, A364, A360.
The forecast is dry for the next 24 hours.
River levels will start to fall, but the risk of flooding to roads remains.
We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this warning if necessary.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
Plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11:00 AM on 22/10/2021, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 3:29pm, Thursday 21st October 2021.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon

Flood Warning Area Details

Eccliffe, parts of the A30, Stour Provost, Sturminster Newton, Hammoon and parts of the A357

Region: Wessex

Country: England

Counties covered: Dorset Council, Somerset

Watercourses covered: River Stour

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Upper Stour and tributaries
Tributaries between Gillingham and Sturminster Newton

No current or recent warnings.

River Cale and tributaries
Tributaries between Shalford and Southmarsh and the confluence with the River Stour

No current or recent warnings.

Groundwater flooding for the Iwerne
Groundwater flooding for Sutton Waldron, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Courntey, Shroton and Stourpaine

No current or recent warnings.

Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall
Hammoon, Bere Marsh, Stourpaine, Durweston and Lower Blandford St Mary

No current or recent warnings.

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