Flood Warning Info - River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge
Area Description
River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge, including Smarden, Headcorn, Staplehurst and Hawkenbury.
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.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
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Flood Warning History
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 27 Jan 2026 23:38
River Beult
River levels are expected to remain high overnight.
Flooding is expected from the evening of 27 January 2026 21:30 onwards.
Key locations affected include Smarden and Headcorn. No further significant rainfall is forecast overnight.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels and closely monitoring the situation
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 28 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Jan 2026 21:27
River Beult
High river levels are expected to cause flooding today.
Flooding is expected from the evening of 27 January 2026 21:30 onwards.
Key locations affected include Smarden. No further significant rainfall is forecast this evening.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels and closely monitoring the situation
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 28 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Jan 2026 19:28
River Beult
River levels remain high and flooding is expected.
Flooding is expected from the afternoon of 09 January 2026 and will continue overnight to 10 January 2026.
Flooding of property is possible, particularly around Bethersden and Smarden
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one and deploy any flood protection measures you may have.
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 10 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Jan 2026 10:58
River Beult
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding today.
Flooding is expected from the afternoon of 09 January 2026 .
Flooding of property is possible, particularly around Bethersden and Smarden
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one and deploy any flood protection measures you may have.
This message will be updated by 8:30PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.