Flood Alert Info - New Romney Sewage Arm
Area Description
New Romney Sewage Arm from the Sewage Treatment Works to the Sea and from Littlestone Road to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, including New Romney.
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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There are no Flood Alerts currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2024 18:04
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels are high as a result of heavy rainfall on Sunday night and Monday morning, 26 February. Flooding is affecting low lying land along the New Romney Sewage Arm at Greatstone. The forecast is for mainly dry weather over the next few days. River levels are expected to gradually fall this evening and overnight into Tuesday, 27 February. We continue to monitor the situation and our incident response staff are out on the ground checking structures and clearing debris from the rivers. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near to the watercourse. This message will be updated by 2pm on Tuesday 27 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Feb 2024 07:05
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding may affect low lying land, roads and footpaths along the New Romney Sewage Arm particularly around Greatstone. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue throughout this morning and river levels are expected to peak on Monday afternoon, 26 February. Be prepared for further warnings and consider acting on your flood plan if you have one. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from rivers. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 10pm on Monday 26 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Nov 2023 13:56
New Romney Sewage Arm
The Flood Alert for the New Romney Sewage Arm remains in force due to high water levels in the local drainage system following a week of high rainfall accumulations. The Environment Agency has supplied additional pumping capacity at Greatstone Pumping Station to help draw the water level down. We continue to monitor the level and attend the site on a regular basis.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2023 09:27
New Romney Sewage Arm
The Flood Alert for the New Romney Sewage Arm remains in force due to high water levels in the local drainage system following a week of high rainfall accumulations. The Environment Agency has supplied additional pumping capacity to Greatstone Pumping Station to help draw the water level down. We continue to monitor the level and attend the site on a regular basis. Drier weather is expected today and tomorrow which will assist the reduction in levels. Further rain is forecast for Wednesday 8 November 2023, we will continue to monitor the situation. This message will be reviewed tomorrow morning Tuesday 7th November 2023.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Nov 2023 16:48
New Romney Sewage Arm
The Flood Alert for the New Romney Sewage Arm remains in force due to high water levels in the local drainage system following a week of high rainfall accumulations. The Environment Agency are in the process of supplying additional pumping capacity to Greatstone Pumping Station to help draw the water level down. We continue to monitor the level and attend the site on a regular basis. Drier weather is expected on Sunday 5 November, and then again on Monday and Tuesday this week. This will assist the reduction in levels.
Flood Alert issued on 5 Nov 2023 10:06
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels on the New Romney Sewage Arm remain very high following a week of heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency are supplying additional pumping capacity at Greatstone Pumping Station to help draw the water level down. We continue to monitor the level and attend the site on a regular basis. Drier weather is expected on Sunday through until Tuesday, which should allow water levels to fall throughout this period. This message will be updated this evening, 05/11/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Nov 2023 18:56
New Romney Sewage Arm
The Flood Alert for the New Romney Sewage Arm remains in force due to high water levels in the local drainage system following a week of high rainfall accumulations. The Environment Agency are in the process of supplying additional pumping capacity to Greatstone Pumping Station to help draw the water level down. We continue to monitor the level and attend the site on a regular basis. Any showers on Saturday evening should die out by midnight. Drier weather is expected on Sunday and Monday.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Nov 2023 11:31
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels remain high following Storm Ciarán and are expected to remain high throughout today, Saturday 04/11/23, in response to further rainfall. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the New Romney Sewage Arm, particularly at Greatstone.
Rain is forecast throughout the day, clearing overnight. Sunday is expected to be dry. Our incident response staff have deployed pumps, people and equipment to Greatstone Pumping Station, and we are actively monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths or gardens near the watercourse and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated on Saturday evening, 04/11/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Nov 2023 21:07
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels remain very high after heavy rainfall from Storm Ciarán. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the New Romney Sewage Arm, particularly at Greatstone.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast from around 5am on Saturday 04/11/23 and is expected to continue until the evening. As a result, river levels may rise again during Saturday. Our incident response staff have deployed pumps, people and equipment to Greatstone Pumping Station and we are actively monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths or gardens near the watercourse and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated on Saturday morning, 04/11/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Oct 2023 09:12
New Romney Sewage Arm
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 3 Sep 2023 07:43
New Romney Sewage Arm
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 16 Jan 2023 05:55
New Romney Sewage Arm
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 31 Dec 2022 10:46
New Romney Sewage Arm
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 28 Nov 2022 17:08
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels remain high as a result of heavy rainfall but are starting to fall. Risk of flooding remains overnight Monday, 28/11/2022 into Tuesday. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads along the New Romney Sewage Arm, particularly around Greatstone.
The weather for the next few days is largely settled with potential for the odd shower. We expect river levels to remain high until 08:00am on 29/11/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are deploying pumps, people and equipment in the area. We are actively monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 29/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Nov 2022 09:32
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall. Flooding is expected to continue through today, Monday 28/11/2022. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the New Romney Sewage Arm, particularly around Greatstone. Further localised heavy rainfall is forecast for today. We expect river levels to remain high until this evening, 28/11/2022. Our incident response staff are actively monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon, 28/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Nov 2022 18:50
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels are rising as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 7pm Sunday 27/11/2022 into tomorrow, Monday 28/11/2022. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the New Romney Sewage Arm, particularly around Greatstone.
Further rainfall is forecast Sunday evening until 11pm. We expect river levels to remain high until 8am Monday 28/11/2022.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are deploying pumps, people and equipment and actively monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required.
Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 28/11/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Nov 2022 20:21
New Romney Sewage Arm
Water levels are high but steady as a result of heavy rainfall on Wednesday 16 November. Flooding of low-lying land close to the New Romney Sewage Arm at Greatstone is possible. No further rainfall is forecast for 48 hours and we expect river levels to remain high overnight until Friday 18 November.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 11 am on Friday 18 November, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 30 Jan 2021 15:54
New Romney Sewage Arm
River levels have risen in the area around Greatstone pump. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for low lying land and roads close to the New Romney Sewage Arm, particularly around Greatstone. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are attending the site. This message will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.
Members of the public are advised to avoid flood water and to be alert for further messages