Flood Alert Info - River Dun
Area Description
River Dun from West Dean to Dunbridge.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 28 Mar 2024 12:57
River Dun
The water level in the River Dun at Dunbridge is high and rising. In the last 48 hours, nearly 45mm of rain has been recorded at Broughton. This is a large volume in a short period of time. From 15:00 this afternoon (Thursday 28/03/2024) the river could come out of bank, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Heavy showers will continue to affect the area over the next 24 hours with a further 20mm possible. Water levels are likely to remain high until midday Friday 29/03/2024 with out of bank flood impacts continuing until then. Conditions remain unsettled into the weekend although less rain is forecast after Friday 29/03/2024. While water levels in the river will begin to reduce, they will remain higher than normal over the next few weeks and sensitive to rainfall. Our operations staff are ensuring the River Dun is free of blockages. We continue to monitor the forecast. At West Dean, we recommend moving any cars which are parked close to the river. Given that the situation should improve, we will remove this Flood Alert by 18:00 on 29/03/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Mar 2024 12:51
River Dun
The water level in the River Dun at Dunbridge is high and rising. In the last 6 hours, 20mm of rain has been recorded at Broughton. This is a large volume in a short period of time. From 13:30 this afternoon (05/03/24) the river could come out of bank, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Most rain has now cleared the area so water levels will remain high until 16:00 today (05/03/24). Out of bank flooding will continue until then, but property flooding is not currently expected. Our operations staff are ensuring the River Dun is free of blockages. We continue to monitor the forecast. At West Dean, we recommend moving any cars which are parked close to the river. This Flood Alert will be updated by 15:00 on 06/03/24.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Jan 2024 15:06
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun, are now falling, following yesterday’s rain when 33 mm was recorded at Romsey. This is a significant amount of rain in a short period of time. This is in addition to the prolonged rainfall over the last few months. The weather is now fairly dry for the next 5 days. We expect water levels to continue to fall over the next few days. Avoid walking or driving through flood water. We will continue to monitor the river and weather forecast information. This message will be updated by 12:00 on 06/01/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Jan 2024 14:46
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun, are now falling, following yesterday’s rain when 33 mm was recorded at Romsey. This is a significant amount of rain in a short period of time. This is in addition to the prolonged rainfall over the last few months.
The weather is now fairly dry for the next 5 days. We expect water levels to continue to fall over the next few days.
Avoid walking or driving through flood water.
We will continue to monitor the river and weather forecast information.
This message will be updated by 12:00 on 06/01/2023.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Jan 2024 19:56
River Dun
The water level in the River Dun at Dunbridge is high and rising. In the last 6 hours, 32mm of rain has been recorded at Romsey. This is a large volume in a short period of time, falling on an already saturated catchment. The river could come out of bank, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Further rain is expected over the next 6 hours and the river is unlikely to peak until at least the early hours of tomorrow (05/01/24). Our operations staff are ensuring the River Dun is free of blockages. We continue to monitor the forecast. At West Dean, we recommend moving any cars which are parked close to the river. This Flood Alert will be updated by 15:00 on Friday 05/01/24.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Nov 2023 02:43
River Dun
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
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 Alert issued on 14 Jan 2023 13:43
River Dun
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
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 Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 10:50
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun continue to fall slowly following drier weather over the last 12 hours. Today (Monday 17/02/2020), small amounts of rain are forecast, but it won’t be enough for the river to flood property. Over the next 24 hours there will be significant out of bank flooding affecting land and roads at West Dean and Dunbridge. Tomorrow (18/02/2020) and through until Thursday (20/02/2020) rain is expected each day. Forecast rainfall totals are not large, but the river will be very sensitive to any further rainfall and it may still cause minor impact flooding. We continue to monitor the forecast. We would like residents to remain prepared for further flood impacts this week. This Flood Alert will be updated by 12:00 on 18/02/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 16:12
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun are very high and continue to rise. 40mm of rainfall has fallen in the last 24 hours in Romsey, which is more than half a month’s rainfall. Currently, there is out of bank flooding affecting land and roads in West Dean. Property flooding is expected at West Dean and a Flood Warning is in force. Rain will continue to affect the area until 17:00. It is unlikely that the river will peak until around 20:00 this evening (Sunday 16/02/2020). From Monday (17/02/2020) only small amounts of rain are forecast so the situation should improve. We continue to monitor the forecast. Please continue to take action to protect property. This message will be updated by 12:00 on 17 February 2020.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Feb 2020 19:45
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun are high and rising. In the last 6 hours, 12 mm of rain has been recorded at Romsey. Over the next 2-3 hours the river could come out of bank, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Further heavy rain is forecast over the next few hours, with a further 30mm forecast overnight. It is possible that we may issue a Flood Warning for onset of property flooding. Over the next 24 hours, the river will be much higher than normal. We continue to monitor the river. At West Dean, we recommend moving any cars which are parked near to the river. Residents in lower lying properties should remain prepared for flooding. We will update this Flood Alert by 16:00 on 16 February 2020 or sooner, if we think property flooding will occur.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Jan 2020 10:17
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun remain high but are now falling. In the last 24 hours, 18mm of rain has been recorded at Broughton. Some showers are expected in Hampshire today, although they shouldn’t have too much of an impact. From tomorrow (18/01/2020) the weather remains dry for a week, which will give water levels a good chance to recover. Land and field flooding will continue over the next few days, but we are not expecting the river to come out of bank at West Dean or threaten property. We continue to monitor the forecast and will look to remove this Flood Alert by 17:00 on 17/01/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2020 11:47
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun remain high following the heavy rainfall yesterday, but are currently continuing to fall. Today (16/01/2020), the forecast rainfall totals have increased, with up to 30mm expected. This is a large volume of rain and should that affect the river, then levels will rise quickly and could cause the river to flood Rectory Road, near to the railway line at West Dean. The rain will affect Hampshire from lunchtime today. Over the next 24 hours, the river could be higher than normal. Drier weather is forecast at the weekend, so the situation should then improve. Our staff will keep the river free of any reported blockages. Residents in lower lying properties should remain prepared for flood impacts. Today and overnight, we recommend that cars are not parked near to the river. This message will be updated by 12:00 on 17/01/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2020 12:10
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun are high and steady. 44mm of rain was recorded at Romsey in the last two days, following 4 months of above average rainfall. The forecast today has improved, and mostly dry for the rest of the day. Thursday (16/01/2020) afternoon and evening will see showers, in some places locally heavy, of 7-10mm. For the next 24 hours, the river will be much higher than normal. The river will respond to further rain, with the river already out of bank in places, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Friday (17/01/2020) and the weekend sees drier weather and river levels will start to fall. Our operations staff are keeping rivers free of blockages and we continue to monitor the river. At West Dean, we recommend moving any car which is parked near to the river. Residents in lower lying properties should remain prepared for flooding. We will update this Flood Alert by 12:00 on Thursday 16/01/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Jan 2020 01:40
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun are high and rising. 37mm of rain has been recorded at Romsey since 4pm yesterday 14/1/20. This is a reasonably large volume in a short period of time and follows 4 months of above average rainfall. Further showers are forecast today and tomorrow (Thursday 16/1/2020) through to Friday (17/1/2020). With water levels already elevated, over the next 2-3 hours the river could come out of bank, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Over the next 24 hours, the river will be much higher than normal. Our operations staff are ensuring the River Dun is free of blockages and we continue to monitor the river. At West Dean, we recommend moving any car which is parked near to the river. Residents in lower lying properties should remain prepared for flooding. We will update this Flood Alert by 16:00 on today 15/1/2020 or sooner, if we think property flooding will occur.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Dec 2019 16:44
River Dun
Water levels in the River Dun are high and rising. In the last 24 hours, 31mm of rain has been recorded at Romsey. This is a large volume in a short period of time and follows 3.5 months of above average rainfall. Further heavy rain is forecast this evening (Thursday 19/12/2019) through to Friday (20/12/2019). With water levels already elevated, over the next 2-3 hours the river could come out of bank, causing road flooding at Rectory Road, nearest the railway line at West Dean. Over the next 24 hours, the river will be much higher than normal. Our operations staff are ensuring the River Dun is free of blockages and we continue to monitor the river. At West Dean, we recommend moving any car which is parked near to the river. Residents in lower lying properties should remain prepared for flooding. We will update this Flood Alert by 11:00 on Friday 20/12/2019 or sooner, if we think property flooding will occur.