Flood Warning Info - Sandown, Brading and Bembridge on the Eastern Yar
Area Description
Sandown, Yaverland, Yarbridge, Brading and Bembridge on the Eastern Yar.
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 6 Jan 2024 10:44
Eastern Yar
Water levels in the Eastern Yar remain high. Levels at Sandown are now slowly falling but extensive out of bank flooding through the Yar Valley continues. Moreton Common and Golf Links Road are flooded. Impacts are expected at Fort Holiday Park and Sandown sewage works as ditches struggle to drain to the main river. Impacts are also expected at Nicholas Close, Brading. Bembridge sluice is operating normally, however, as we are currently in a Neap tide cycle, the amount of water that can drain out of the marsh over high tide is significantly reduced. We continue to monitor levels and will ensure the river remains free of any reported blockages. Please ensure any products used to protect gardens and property from flooding are operating. The next five days are forecast to be mainly dry. This Flood Warning will be updated by 12:00 on 07/01/2024.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 09:45
Eastern Yar
Water levels in the Eastern Yar remain high. Levels at Sandown are rising, and will continue to rise until 17:00 this evening (05/01/2024). Currently, there is extensive out of bank flooding through the Yar Valley. Moreton Common and Golf Links Road are flooded. Impacts are expected at Fort Holiday Park and Sandown sewage works as ditches struggle to drain to the main river. Impacts are also expected at Nicholas Close, Brading. This is following yesterday's rain as 27mm was recorded at Wroxhall, which is a significant amount of rain in a short period of time. This is in addition to the prolonged rainfall which has been affecting the area over the last few months. Bembridge sluice is operating normally. We continue to monitor levels and will ensure the river remains free of any reported blockages. Please ensure any products used to protect gardens and property from flooding are operating. The next five days are forecast to be mainly dry. This Flood Warning will be updated by 12:00 on 06/01/2024.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 23:17
Eastern Yar
The water level in the Eastern Yar at Sandown is high and rising. In the last 12 hours Knighton has recorded 30mm of rain, following weeks of prolonged wet weather.
Currently, there is extensive out of bank flooding through the Yar Valley. Moreton Common and Golf Links road is flooded. From around 09:00 on 05/01/2024 Fort Holiday Park and Sandown Sewage works could flood as ditches struggle to drain. After high tide (05:30) on 05/01/2024 impacts are also expected at Nicholas Close, Brading.
Showery conditions are forecast until later on this evening. At Sandown, the river will rise until approximately 13:00 on Friday 05/01/2024. It will remain at its peak for several hours before it begins to slowly fall.
Bembridge sluice is fully operational, but the neap tide will restrict the amount of water which can drain from the river for the next few days. As a result, Brading Marshes will flood.
If you have it, please install flood protection now. We recommend leaving it in place until Saturday.
This Flood Warning will be updated by 15:00 on Friday 05/01/2024.
Flood Warning issued on 11 Dec 2023 09:25
Eastern Yar
The water level in the Eastern Yar at Sandown remains very high but is slowly falling. In the last 8 days 108mm (more than a month’s rain) has been recorded at Wroxall. Currently, there is extensive out of bank flooding affecting gardens, land and roads. Land ditches around Sandown and Brading are struggling to drain to the river, especially at Brading. This morning (11/12/23) the weather is dry, but further light showers (up to 5mm) are forecast this afternoon. The river will lower for most of the day, although a small tidal range is acting to reduce the amount of water that can drain to sea. From midnight (12/12/23), heavy rain is forecast with up to 20mm expected. If this volume of rain affects the area, surface water will flood property at Nicholas Close and the river level could be similar to that recorded on Saturday (09/12/23). We have operated Bembridge sluice and continue to monitor the forecast. Please ensure that any products used to protect property are installed tonight. This message will be updated by 11:00 on Tuesday 12/12/23.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Nov 2023 11:44
Eastern Yar
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 27 Oct 2023 02:13
Eastern Yar
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 08:22
Eastern Yar
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 17 Nov 2022 19:03
Eastern Yar
The Eastern Yar is high and rising steadily. Rain cleared the area by 23:00 last night 16/11/2022 and no further rain is currently expected until Sunday. The river level is peaking earlier than initially expected and we were able to reduce the river level at Bembridge further than anticipated. This means that the outlook has improved slightly. At Sandown, the level should peak by 22:00 17/11/2022. Out of bank flooding is currently affecting Fort Holiday Park and Moreton Common Road. Ditches around Sandown sewage works may become full as the river peaks. At Bembridge, the river may continue to exceed the level at which we expect property flooding with each high tide. The river will rise until around 20:45 17/11/2022 before it can fall with the outgoing tide. Property flooding is also expected for four hours following the high tide at 06:15 Friday morning 18/11/2022. We recommend keeping flood protection in place. This Flood Warning will be updated by 14:00 on Friday 18/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2022 11:52
Eastern Yar
The Eastern Yar is very high and still rising following significant rainfall this week. The river is out of bank throughout the Yar Valley. The weather should now remain dry until Saturday, 19/11/2022. At Sandown, the river will continue to rise until at least 02:00 18/11/2022. Flooding at Fort Holiday Park and the Sandown Sewage treatment works could occur from midnight 18/11/2022. At Bembridge, the next high tide is expected at 16:45 17/11/2022. Flooding is expected at Nicholas Close from 15:00 where the level will be unable to fall until at least 20:45 17/11/2022. Similar impacts should be expected during tomorrow morning’s high tide at 06:15 18/11/2022. We are operating the sluice at Bembridge to manage water levels across Brading marshes. However, the tide will restrict the amount of water we can drain for the next 4 days. We recommend keeping flood protection in place until at least Friday 18/11/2022. This Flood Warning will be updated by 12:00 on Friday 18/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2022 03:23
Eastern Yar
The water level in the Eastern Yar at Sandown is high and rising. Over half a month’s rain (70mm) has been recorded in Knighton since Tuesday morning (15/11/2022). Currently, there is extensive out of bank flooding throughout the Yar Valley. Moreton Common Road and Golf Links Road are flooded. Today (17/11/2022), Fort Holiday Park and Sandown sewage works could flood as ditches struggle to drain to the main river. The next high tide at Cowes is expected at 04:30 (17/11/2022). For about 4 hours after high water, property flooding is possible at Nicholas Close, Brading. Rain has now cleared the area. At Sandown, the river is expected to continue rising until Thursday night. We are operating the sluice at Bembridge to manage water levels across Brading marshes. However, the neap tide cycle will restrict the amount of water which can drain from the river for the next 4 days. If you have it, please install flood protection now. We recommend leaving it in place until at least Friday (18/11/2022). This Flood Warning will be updated by 12:00 on Thursday 17/11/2022.