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Flooding expected. Take action now.
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 this evening.
River levels will start to fall, but the risk of flooding to properties remains.
We are liaising with emergency services and local authorities.
We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this warning if necessary.
Plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 01/11/2021, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:48pm, Sunday 31st October 2021.
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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
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).
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