We have only been collating detailed flood messages since May 2017.
Each Flood Warning may have multiple updates. The messages listed below may therefore be greater than the number of alerts detailed in the Flood Warning table above.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 11:13
River Stour
River levels have risen at the Wimborne A31 river gauge as a result of the ground being saturated and reacting to further rainfall. Consequently, flooding could occur from this afternoon and over night 17/2/20. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for Stour Park Homes Site and Water Lane Farm
Further light showery weather is forecast today with more unsettled weather and heavier rainfall forecast from Tuesday afternoon, 18/02/20..
Our incident response staff are in contact with community flood wardens and volunteers.
Please can owners with property flood resilience equipment install it now and avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. You should consider moving vehicles to higher ground.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will update this message as the situation changes.