Flood Warning Info - Crowhurst
Area Description
Powdermill Stream at Crowhurst from the Post Office to the Recreation Ground South of Sandrock Hill Road.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 26 Feb 2024 10:24
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream is high in Crowhurst, but now slowly falling, following Sunday's rain. Flooding will continue to affect fields, Crowhurst Recreation Ground, and rural roads. Flooding affecting riverside properties in Crowhurst should slowly ease through Monday. Including on Forewood Lane, and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. Only scattered showers are forecast Monday to Thursday 29/02/2024. In Crowhurst, river levels should continue to fall, with flood impacts easing Tuesday, and returning nearer to normal by Wednesday afternoon 28/02/2024. Flood protection products are recommended to be kept installed in Crowhurst, as a precaution, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 14:00 27/02/2024
Flood Warning issued on 25 Feb 2024 21:21
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream is high and rising. 20mm of rain has been recorded at Powdermill on Sunday. From 23:00 25/02/2024, flooding will affect fields, Crowhurst Recreation Ground, rural roads and a small number of riverside properties in Crowhurst on Forewood Lane and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. Rain could continue until 11:00 26/02/2024. Another 20mm of rain could fall. River levels could be similar to January 2023. The river might not begin to fall until 16:00 26/02/2024. Flooding might not ease until Tuesday, with river levels returning nearer to normal by Tuesday evening. Only scattered showers are then forecast until the end of the week. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 19:00 26/02/2024
Flood Warning issued on 4 Nov 2023 13:42
Combe Haven
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Oct 2023 09:43
Combe Haven
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Jan 2023 05:18
Combe Haven
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels.
We are temporarily automating our messages due to industrial action.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Nov 2022 20:41
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream is high and rising. In the last 48 hours, 35mm of rain has been recorded at Powdermill, which is a lot in a short period. Another 10-15mm of rain is forecast Wednesday evening. From 22:00 16/11/2022 flooding will affect fields, Crowhurst Recreation Ground, rural roads and a small number of riverside properties in Crowhurst; on Forewood Lane and properties between The Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. 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 10:00 17/11/2022 but will be higher than normal until Friday. River levels will end up higher than the peaks of last week. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 13:00 17/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 11:43
Combe Haven
River levels in Crowhurst have fallen from their peak, but remain higher than normal. Rain is forecast Monday. Rainfall totals will be less than Storm Bella but the rain will cause the river to rise again late this afternoon and evening (28/12/2020). 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 17:57
Combe Haven
River levels in Crowhurst are still very high, but now slowly falling from their peak, following Storm Bella's heavy rain Sunday morning. Flooding will continue to affect fields, rural roads and a small number of riverside properties in Crowhurst on Forewood Lane and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. A small amount of rain is forecast at 23:00 27/12/2020, which might briefly raise river levels again, potentially to levels that could again affect properties. Monday's weather forecast is still a little uncertain, but the latest indications suggest a drier day than previously forecast. Which will enable river levels to fall and flood impacts to ease Monday. 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 update this message by 12:00 28/12/2020
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 06:40
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream in Crowhurst is high and rising. Storm Bella has brought 20mm of rain already, a further 10mm will follow this morning. From 07:30 27/12/2020 flooding will affect fields, Crowhurst Recreation Ground, rural roads and a small number of riverside properties in Crowhurst on Forewood Lane and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. Rain should clear eastwards by 09:00, leaving Sunday afternoon largely dry. River levels should begin to fall by 17:00 27/12/2020. However, further rain Monday could keep river levels higher than normal into next week. Flood impacts should begin to slowly ease when river levels start to fall. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 19:00 27/12/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2020 15:35
Combe Haven
River levels are still very high in Crowhurst, but are now slowly falling. Only small amounts of rain are forecast for the next few days, which should allow river levels to fall further. It might take until Saturday afternoon before the river has fallen nearer to normal. Flooding will continue to affect fields, the recreation ground, rural roads and gardens of properties in Crowhurst. There is still a low probability that further heavy rain could occur Saturday, which would cause river levels to rise again, and risk of flooding return. Please keep flood protection products installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 11:30 5/12/2020
Flood Warning issued on 4 Dec 2020 03:30
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream is high and rising, following 30mm of rain in the last 24 hours, an amount you'd normally see in an average week. From 04:30 Friday 4/12/2020 flooding could affect fields, rural roads and a small number of properties in Crowhurst. Potentially including Crowhurst Recreation Ground, riverside properties on Forewood Lane and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. From 06:00 4/12/2020 the rain should clear, leaving a largely dry day Friday. Which should allow the river to begin to fall by 13:00 4/12/2020. Water levels could end up a little higher than in the recent mid November event. With low pressure never far away, further rain could return Saturday, Sunday and Monday, which could see the risk of flooding return. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 16:30 4/12/2020
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2020 19:34
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream is now slowly starting to fall at Crowhurst, but will remain higher than normal overnight. Flooding will continue to fields, rural roads, and a small number of properties in Crowhurst. Locations most at risk are the recreation ground and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. No further rain is forecast for this evening and it should remain relatively dry until Wednesday (18/11/2020). River levels will continue to fall overnight, returning to normal levels by Monday 16/11/2020. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 14:00 on Monday (16/11/2020).
Flood Warning issued on 15 Nov 2020 11:10
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream is high and rising, following an intense band of rain Sunday morning. From 12:00 Sunday 15/11/2020, flooding could affect fields, rural roads, and a small number of properties in Crowhurst. Locations most at risk are the recreation ground and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. Small amounts of rain are possible this afternoon and this evening, but should not cause river levels to increase significantly, and Monday and Tuesday are forecast to be dry. River levels should begin to fall from 18:00, but are unlikely to return to normal until Monday 16/11/2020. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 20:00 15/11/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Mar 2020 10:30
Combe Haven
River levels in Crowhurst have fallen, from their peak Thursday 5/3/2020, but are still higher than normal. River levels will continue to fall slowly, returning to near normal in Crowhurst by Saturday morning 7/3/2020. Flood impacts will continue to affect the recreation ground and gardens of properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill, Crowhurst. More rain is predicted Sunday morning and Monday afternoon 9/3/2020. The risk of flooding will increase again, dependant on the amount of rain we receive. Current predictions suggest river levels will probably peak lower in Crowhurst (than seen Thursday 5/3/2020). Please keep flood protection products installed, if you have them, and remain prepared for flood risk to increase Sunday 8/3/2020. We continue to monitor river levels and forecasts. We will update this message by 12:00 7/3/2020
Flood Warning issued on 5 Mar 2020 13:41
Combe Haven
The Powdermill Stream 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 15:30 05/03/2020. Locations affected will include the recreation ground and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. Thursday evening and Friday will be relatively dry, so river levels should begin to fall from 02:00 on Friday 06/03/2020. However, river levels will stay high until Saturday and further rain is forecast into next week and so levels may rise again. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst now, if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and the forecast. We will update this message by 12:00 06/03/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 17:00
Combe Haven
Water levels in the Powdermill Stream remain high and are expected to rise further quickly. Following 30 mm of persistent rain Sunday 16 February flooding is expected from 17:00 this afternoon (16/02/2020). Isolated flooding impacts are expected to affect properties. The locations most at risk are the recreation ground and properties between the Plough public house and the junction of Sampsons Lane on Sandrock Hill. Rain is expected tomorrow 17/02/2020 but is not expected to increase water levels. The river will peak by 01:00 tomorrow morning 17/02/2020, returning to normal by the afternoon the same day. Flood protection products are recommended to be installed in Crowhurst if you have them. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. This message will be updated by 20:00 on 17/02/2020.