Flood Warning Info - Buxted
Area Description
River Uck, at Buxted, between Parsonage Wood and Hempstead Mill, including the Old Mill area.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 25 Feb 2024 23:50
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The River Uck is high and rising. 20mm of rain has been recorded at Buxted on Sunday. From 01:30 26/02/2024, flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. Rain could continue until 08:00 26/02/2024. Another 15mm of rain could fall. The river should begin to fall by 13:00 26/02/2024, but will be higher than normal until Tuesday afternoon. River levels could rise a little higher than they have so far this winter. Riverside properties in Buxted are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 20:00 26/02/2024
Flood Warning issued on 16 Nov 2022 21:07
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The River Uck is high and rising. In the last 48 hours, over half a month's rainfall (50mm) has been recorded at Buxted. Another 10mm of rain is forecast Wednesday evening. From 23:00 16/11/2022 flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. Rain is expected to clear by 04:00 Thursday 17/11/2022, leaving Thursday and Friday mostly dry. The river should begin to fall by 09:00 17/11/2022, but will be higher than normal until Thursday evening. River levels could end up similar to the peaks of last week. Riverside properties in Buxted are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 11:00 17/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Nov 2022 14:59
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River levels in Buxted are still high, but are now slowly falling, following Thursday morning's heavy rain. Thursday afternoon (03/11/2022) should remain largely dry, but flooding will continue to affect fields, rural roads and gardens throughout Thursday evening, including riverside properties near the White Hart pub in Buxted and around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. There is uncertainty in the forecast but there is a possibility of some heavy showers passing through Sussex on Thursday evening, which could cause river levels to rise again. Riverside properties in Buxted are encouraged to keep their flood protection products installed, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 11:00 on 04/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Nov 2022 07:19
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The River Uck is high and rising, following Thursday morning's heavy rain. Nearly half a month's rain has been recorded (40mm) at Buxted. From 09:00 on 03/11/2022 flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. A further 15mm of rain is expected Thursday morning, before a drier period is forecast around midday Thursday. The river should begin to fall by 15:00 Thursday 03/11/2022. Flood impacts should begin to slowly ease when river levels start to fall. However, further rain is possible through the early hours of Friday, so river levels might not return to normal until Friday afternoon 04/11/2022. Riverside properties in Buxted are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 17:00 on 03/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2021 00:05
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The River Uck is high and rising. The equivalent of an average fortnight's rain during winter has fallen in just the past three days. With 20mm of rain recorded at Buxted in only 3 hours during Monday evening, which is a lot in a short space of time. From 01:00 28/12/2021 flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. Only isolated showers are expected during Tuesday morning, which should allow the river to begin to fall by 03:00 28/12/2021 and return to normal from 14:00 28/12/2021. Flood impacts could be similar to those seen in August 2021. Riverside properties are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 12:00 28/12/2021
Flood Warning issued on 9 Aug 2021 12:04
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The River Uck is high and rising. Since 02:00 Monday (09/08/2021), more than half a month's rain (30mm) has been recorded at Buxted. From 13:00 Monday (09/08/2021) flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. Most of the rain has now cleared to the east, but more brief showers are possible Monday afternoon. The river might not begin to fall until 15:00 Monday (09/08/2021), and will remain higher than normal until Monday evening. River levels will likely end up below those experienced on the 1st August 2021. Riverside properties in Buxted and on Hempstead Lane are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 20:00 Monday 09/08/2021.
Flood Warning issued on 1 Aug 2021 20:41
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The River Uck is high and rising. It is estimated that in only a few hours of Sunday afternoon, about a month's worth of rain (50mm) fell at the top of the Uck catchment. From 21:00 01/08/2021 flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. Light rain should clear the area by 23:00 and the river should begin to fall by 02:00 Monday 2/8/2021 in Buxted. Only small amounts of rain are forecast next week so the river should return to normal Monday afternoon. Please take proactive action to help reduce the impact of flooding. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed, if you have them. We will continue to monitor the river levels and forecasts. We will update this message by 10:00 02/08/2021
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 11:43
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River levels in Buxted have fallen from their peak, but remain higher than normal. Rain is forecast Monday. The river will rise again late Monday afternoon and evening (28/12/2020), but not as high as Sunday, because we expect less rain than Storm Bella. Additional flooding of properties is not expected today, unless rain is heavier than predicted. A dry Tuesday should allow flood impacts to ease. But with potentially heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday, please stay prepared for the risk of flooding to return this week. Riverside properties are encouraged to keep flood protection products installed as a precaution, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 14:00 29/12/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 17:42
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River levels in Buxted are now falling from their peak, following Storm Bella's heavy rain Sunday morning. A small amount of rain is forecast at 23:00 27/12/2020, which might briefly raise river levels again, but not enough to cause additional flooding of properties. Minor flood impacts should continue to ease through the night. Monday's weather forecast is still a little uncertain, but the latest indications suggest a drier day than previously forecast. The remainder of the week looks largely dry. Riverside properties are encouraged to keep flood protection products installed as a precaution, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will check the latest weather forecast Monday and update this message by 12:00 28/12/2020
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 06:00
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The River Uck is high and rising due to Storm Bella. 20mm of rain has been recorded at Buxted, a further 10mm will fall. This is a large amount of rain in a short period of time. From 06:30 27/12/2020 flooding will affect fields, rural roads, gardens and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane, Uckfield. Rain will clear about 09:00, leaving Sunday afternoon largely dry. River levels should begin to fall by 14:00, 27/12/2020. However, further rain Monday could keep river levels higher than normal into next week. Riverside properties are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 18:00 27/12/2020
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2020 18:08
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The River Uck is now falling in Buxted, but remains higher than normal. Minor flood impacts affecting fields, gardens and rural roads through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and around Hempstead Mill on Hempstead Lane will remain until Monday (16/11/2020). A brief period of rain will clear to the east from 18:30 Sunday (15/11/2020), which will probably cause river levels to rise again, for a short period of time (until 20:00 15/11/2020). River levels are predicted to remain lower than their peak earlier on Sunday. Following Sunday afternoon’s showers, the weather should remain largely dry until Wednesday, which will allow river levels to fall and return to more normal levels by Monday afternoon 16/11/2020. Please keep flood protection products installed, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 11:00 16/11/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2020 09:45
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The River Uck is high and rising, following an intense band of rain Sunday morning. From 10:30 Sunday 15/11/2020, flooding could affect fields, rural roads, and riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill. With more showers Sunday afternoon, river levels might not peak until 20:00 15/11/2020, but with Monday and Tuesday largely dry, the River Uck should return to normal by Monday morning. Riverside properties are encouraged to install flood protection products if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 19:00 15/11/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Mar 2020 14:38
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The River Uck is rising steadily in response to 17mm of rainfall this morning. A further 8mm of rainfall is forecast before the end of the day. Flooding is expected from 16:00 05/03/2020. Isolated riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill will be affected. Thursday evening and Friday will be relatively dry, so river levels should begin to fall from 01:00 on Friday 06/03/2020. However, further rain is forecast into next week and so levels may rise and flood risk could return again. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Buxted now if you have them, and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 12:00 06/03/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 08:41
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River levels are rising quickly in the River Uck following 30mm of rainfall due to Storm Dennis. A further 20 mm is possible by 15:00 16/02/2020. River levels are rising and property flooding is expected from 10:30 16/02/2020, as well as water affecting fields, gardens, and roads. Impacts will be similar to, but possibly greater than Christmas 2019. Locations could include: Riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill. Rain will ease Sunday afternoon. With only isolated showers through to midweek, river levels should begin to fall by early Monday morning 17/02/2020. Please install flood protection products, in Buxted now, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 22:00 16/02/2020
Flood Warning issued on 21 Dec 2019 16:25
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River levels have returned to more normal levels following Friday’s heavy rain. However, more widespread rain is forecast from 17:00 21/12/2019 until 08:00 22/12/2019. Flooding could again be possible from 22:00 21/12/2019. Locations to be affected could include riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill. River levels will likely peak by 12:00 and then fall. Sunday and Monday should stay largely dry, but rain is forecast for Tuesday (24/12/2019), which may cause river levels to rise again. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Buxted now, if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 12:00 22/12/2019.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Dec 2019 19:16
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River levels in Buxted are now much lower than their peak Friday morning (20/12/2019). Flooding impacts should have reduced. However a small amount of rain from showers early Saturday morning will be followed by more widespread rain between 17:00 Saturday 21/12/2019 and 08:00 Sunday 22/12/2019. While river levels may fall slightly further Friday night, should showers fall near Buxted, river levels will rise Saturday morning and by Saturday evening (21/12/2019) river levels will likely return to heights similar to Friday, if not higher. Flood impacts could return to riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill. Please keep flood protection products installed in Buxted, if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 17:00 21/12/2019.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Dec 2019 05:32
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Following nearly a month’s rainfall over the past week and 20mm Thursday night, river levels are high and rising on the River Uck. Flooding is expected from 06:30 20/12/2019. Locations to be affected will include Riverside properties through Buxted, near the White Hart pub and areas around Hempstead Mill. The widespread rain should clear from 09:00 20/12/2019, leaving a largely dry day Friday, apart from isolated showers. Widespread rain will return from 15:00 Saturday 21/12/2019. River levels will continue to rise until 15:00 20/12/2019, but further increases should be expected Saturday evening 21/12/2019 following the next band of rain. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Buxted now, if you have them and take steps to reduce the impact of flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 21:00 20/12/2019.