River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Hampstead Lock at Yalding, including Smarden, Headcorn, Collier Street, Benover and The Lees.
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Number of historic Flood Alerts that have previously been recorded for this area.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as river levels are high again at Smarden and at Stile Bridge in response to further rainfall during Tuesday, 28 December. Flooding could affect low lying land and roads again between Smarden and Hunton, until the morning of Wednesday 29 December. River levels are expected to peak at Smarden and at Stile Bridge this evening but the river will remain high until Wednesday morning, 29 December. Property flooding is not expected. Further light rainfall is forecast tomorrow morning. We are monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking the watercourses in the area. Please remain aware of your local situation. This message will be updated by 9am on Wednesday 29 December, or as the situation changes.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as river levels are rising again at Smarden in response to further heavy rainfall last night. Flooding could affect low lying land and roads again between Smarden and Staplehurst from 8am today, Tuesday 28 December. River levels are expected to peak in at Smarden this afternoon but river levels will remain high until Wednesday morning, 29 December. Property flooding is not expected. Further light rainfall is forecast today. We are monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking the watercourses in the area. Please remain aware of your local situation. This message will be updated by 8pm on Tuesday 28 December, or as the situation changes.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as river levels remain high and are expected to rise again in response to further rainfall at Smarden overnight into Tuesday 28 December. Minor flooding could affect low lying land and roads between Smarden and Staplehurst during Tuesday 28 December. Property flooding is not expected. We are monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking defences and structures throughout the area. This message will be updated by 9am on Tuesday 28 December, or as the situation changes.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as river levels remain high and are expected to rise again at Smarden later this afternoon, in response to further rainfall which is forecast on Monday 27 December. Minor flooding could affect low lying land and roads between Smarden and Staplehurst during the day and overnight into Tuesday 28 December. Property flooding is not expected. We are monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking defences and structures throughout the area. This message will be updated by 8pm on Monday 27 December, or as the situation changes.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as river levels remain high and are rising again at Smarden, in response to further rainfall on Boxing Day. Minor flooding could affect low lying land and roads between Smarden and Staplehurst overnight into Monday morning, 27 December. Further periods of rainfall are forecast during Monday. River levels are expected to respond to further rainfall. We are monitoring the situation and our incident response staff have been checking our defences and structures throughout the area. This message will be updated by 9am on Monday 27 December, or as the situation changes.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as river levels remain elevated after heavy rainfall on Christmas Day. River levels at Stilebridge are starting to fall this morning but further heavy showers could cause river levels to rise again at Smarden later this afternoon, 26 December. We are monitoring the situation and our incident response staff have been checking our defences and structures throughout the area. This message will be updated by 8pm this evening, Sunday 26 December, or as the situation changes.
Beult
This Flood Alert remains in force as a result of heavy rain on Christmas Day morning allied to further rain expected on Boxing Day morning. The Beult at Smarden is expected to rise to a new peak around lunchtime on Boxing Day. The peaks at Stile Bridge near Staplehurst, and in the Hunton and Yalding areas are expected on Boxing Day evening. This message will be updated by 9:00am on 26/12/21, or as the situation changes.
Beult
River levels on the Upper River Beult have risen as a result of rainfall on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 8:00 am today, 25/12/21, in the Bethersden, Smarden and Headcorn areas. The peak levels in these locations will be seen between 8:00 am and 3:00pm today. The Hunton and Yalding areas may not be affected at this stage. The internal flooding of property is not expected. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been out in advance to check for blockages. Further rainfall is expected overnight into Boxing Day and so this Flood Alert will probably be in force until at least Monday 27/12/21. This message will be updated by 5pm on 25/12/21, or as the situation changes.
Beult
River levels on the Upper River Beult have risen as a result of rainfall on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 8:00 am today, 25/12/21, in the Bethersden, Smarden and Headcorn areas. The peak levels in these locations will be seen between 8:00 am and 3:00pm today. The Hunton and Yalding areas may not be affected at this stage. The internal flooding of property is not expected. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been out in advance to check for blockages. Further rainfall is expected overnight into Boxing Day and so this Flood Alert will probably be in force until at least Monday 27/12/21. This message will be updated by 5pm on 25/12/21, or as the situation changes.
Beult
River levels have risen as a result of Storm Barra. Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected between 5am and 8pm today, Wednesday 8th December 2021. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the river, particularly in the Staplehurst area. Further light rainfall is forecast for tonight, Wednesday 8th December 2021. We expect river levels to remain high until 8pm on Wednesday 8th December 2021. 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 evening, Wednesday 8th December 2021, or as the situation changes.