Flood Warning Info - Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch

River levels remain high at the Wimborne A31 river gauge as a result of the ground being saturated and reacting to previous rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch. Further showers are forecast over the next few days until Sunday. River levels can rise very quickly in response to rainfall. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are in contact with community flood wardens and volunteers and liaising with emergency services. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued and avoid using bridges over local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow Thursday 20/02/2020 or as the situation changes.

River levels remain high at the Wimborne A31 river gauge as a result of the ground being saturated and reacting to Storm Dennis. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. We expect flooding to affect farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch. Further showers are forecast over the next 24 hours, with more heavy rainfall forecast for thursday 20/02/20. River levels can rise very quickly in response to heavy rainfall. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are in contact with community flood wardens and volunteers and liaising with emergency services. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued and avoid using bridges over local watercourses. This message will be updated by 17:00 on 19/02/20, or as the situation changes.

River levels are rising at the Throop river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding is affecting farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch. Peak levels will be higher than the flooding in Dec 2019. Further showery rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to rise until this evening on 17/02/20. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are in contact with community flood wardens and volunteers. Please avoid using bridges over local watercourses and move possessions and valuables off the ground. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 18/02/20, or as the situation changes.

River levels have risen at the Blandford river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall from storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 09:00 16/02/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch We expect river levels to rise throughout today. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please consider installing property flood resilience equipment and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated as the situation changes.

River levels have risen at the Throop river gauge as a result of the ground being saturated and reacting to further rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible today, 17/01/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are clearing weed screens. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated tomorrow, 18/01/20, or as the situation changes.

River levels have risen at the Throop river gauge as a result of the ground being saturated and reacting to the last band of rainfall. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch. River levels can rise quickly in response to any further rainfall. River and groundwater levels in this area can be expected to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please can owners with property flood resilience equipment install it now and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated as the situation changes.

River levels are rising at the Wimborne A31 river gauge as a result of the ground being saturated and reacting to the last band of rainfall. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch. River levels can rise quickly in response to any further rainfall. River and groundwater levels in this area can be expected to remain high for several days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please can owners with property flood resilience equipment install it now and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated as the situation changes.

River levels have risen at the Blandford river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of land and property is imminent. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for farms at Sturminster Marshall, Cowgrove, Shops in Wimborne, Mill Street in Corfe Mullen, Bridge House Hotel in Ferndown, Brecon Close, Ringwood Road, Throop Road in Bournemouth, Barrack Road and Willow Way in Christchurch The main rainfall has now passed through but river levels will remain high during Friday. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services. Please can owners with property flood resilience equipment install it now and move possessions and valuables off the ground. This message will be updated later today 20/12/19 or as the situation changes.