Flood Alert Info - Groundwater flooding in Flamstead
Flood Alert Currently in Force
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2021 14:25
Groundwater
Groundwater levels have responded to high autumn and winter rainfall, and have risen to very high levels at our observation borehole at River Hill close to Flamstead.
Groundwater levels are unusually high for this time of year and have now reached a level where communities are at risk of being affected by flooding from groundwater.
We expect levels to remain high over the coming weeks in response to the high winter rainfall. Low lying land and roads such as those in the Trowley Bottom area near Flamstead will therefore be at risk of groundwater flooding.
Due to the nature of groundwater behaviour, this situation could continue for several weeks or longer. We are continuing to monitor groundwater levels and will update this message on Thursday 4 March or as the situation changes.
Area Description
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding around Flamstead, including Trowley Bottom and Lower Sawpit Wood.
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
Number of historic Flood Alerts that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Alert Messages for this Area
- We have only been collating detailed flood messages since May 2017.
- Each Flood Alert may have multiple updates. The messages listed below may therefore be greater than the number of alerts detailed in the Flood Alert table above.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2021 11:04
Groundwater
Groundwater levels have responded to high autumn and winter rainfall, and have risen to very high levels at our observation borehole at River Hill close to Flamstead.
Groundwater levels are unusually high for this time of year and have now reached a level where communities are at risk of being affected by flooding from groundwater.
We expect levels to remain high over the coming weeks in response to the high winter rainfall. Low lying land and roads such as those in the Trowley Bottom area near Flamstead will therefore be at risk of groundwater flooding.
Due to the nature of groundwater behaviour, this situation could continue for several weeks or longer. We are continuing to monitor groundwater levels and will update this message on Friday 26 February or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 11 Feb 2021 17:10
Groundwater
Groundwater levels have responded to high autumn and winter rainfall, and have risen to very high levels at our observation borehole at River Hill close to Flamstead.
Groundwater levels are unusually high for this time of year and have now reached a level where communities are at risk of being affected by flooding from groundwater.
We expect levels to remain high over the coming weeks in response to the high winter rainfall. Low lying land and roads such as those in the Trowley Bottom area near Flamstead will therefore be at risk of groundwater flooding.
Due to the nature of groundwater behaviour, this situation could continue for several weeks or longer. We are continuing to monitor groundwater levels and will update this message on Friday 19 February or as the situation changes.