Flood Warning Info - Pulborough on the River Arun
Area Description
The River Arun at Pulborough, including Greatham Bridge.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 15:40
River Arun
The River Arun is high following Sunday's rainfall, but now slowly falling at Pulborough. Flooding will continue to affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only showers are forecast on Tuesday (07/01/2025). The river should continue to fall. Flood risk should reduce by Tuesday evening, but river levels will not return nearer to normal until the weekend. There is uncertainty in the weather forecast for the rest of the week. Snow could be possible on Wednesday afternoon, or alternatively another 10-20mm of rain. A further 10-20mm of rain is possible on Friday. If rain occurs this week, it could cause a small river rise and flood risk to increase. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may be affected by flood water. Please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 14:00 on 08/01/2025.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 17:21
River Arun
The River Arun is high, but now slowly falling at Pulborough, following Sunday's rainfall. Flooding will continue to affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only scattered showers are forecast Monday and Tuesday. The river should begin to fall a little quicker by 19:00 06/01/2025, once the tide turns and flows out to sea. Flood risk should reduce by Tuesday evening, but river levels will not return nearer to normal until the weekend. Another 10-20mm of rain is forecast on Wednesday and again on Friday, which will slow the fall, and could cause a small river rise and flood risk to increase. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may be affected by flood water, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 15:00 07/01/2025.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2025 07:18
River Arun
The River Arun is high and rising. 50mm of rain, nearly half a month's worth, has been recorded since Saturday 04/01/2025. From 10:00 on Monday 06/01/2025, flooding will affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only scattered showers are forecast on Monday and Tuesday. The river should begin to fall by 19:00 on Monday 06/01/2025, and flood risk should reduce on Tuesday evening 07/01/2025, but river levels will not return nearer to normal until the weekend. Another 10-20mm of rain is forecast on Wednesday 08/01/2025 and again on Friday 10/01/2025, which will slow the fall, and could cause a small river rise. River levels are expected to peak higher than in November 2024. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 21:00 06/01/2025.
Flood Warning issued on 29 Nov 2024 08:43
River Arun
The River Arun is high, but now slowly falling in Pulborough, following Wednesday's rain. Flood impacts affecting the A29 at Pulborough, fields, gardens near Swan Bridge Pulborough and Bridge Cottages, Greatham, should reduce a little through Friday. Only isolated showers are forecast Friday and Saturday. The river should continue to slowly fall, but will not fall nearer to a normal level until the middle of next week. On Sunday 01/12/2024, another 10-20mm of rain is forecast, which could cause the river to rise again, although we currently think not as high. However, minor flood impacts could still be possible. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may be affected by flooding, please take care if driving on routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will re-issue this Flood Warning if new instances of property flooding become expected.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Nov 2024 17:39
River Arun
The River Arun is high, but now slowly falling in Pulborough. Nearly a month's rain (80mm) has been recorded over the past week. 30mm of which fell in only a few hours Wednesday morning, which is a lot in a short period. From 10:00 28/11/2024 flooding will affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens of properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only isolated showers are forecast Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The river should continue to slowly fall, but will not fall nearer to a normal level until the middle of next week. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may be affected by flooding, please take care if driving on routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 14:00 29/11/2024
Flood Warning issued on 28 Nov 2024 08:34
River Arun
The River Arun is high and rising. Nearly a month's rain (80mm) has been recorded over the past week. 30mm of which fell in only a few hours Wednesday morning, which is a lot in a short period. From 10:00 28/11/2024 flooding will affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge, and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only isolated showers are forecast Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The river should begin to fall by 23:00 28/11/2024, but will not fall nearer to a normal level until the middle of next week. River levels could end up similar to the peaks of winter 2023. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 21:00 28/11/2024
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2024 10:14
River Arun
The River Arun is high, but now slowly falling at Pulborough. Flooding will continue to affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens of properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only scattered showers are forecast through the weekend and at the at the start of next week. The river should continue to fall this weekend, but flooding impacts could remain until Monday 12/02/2024. River levels are unlikely to return nearer to a normal level until the middle of next week. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may be affected by flood water, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 14:00 11/02/2024
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2024 19:36
River Arun
The River Arun is high and rising. Over half a month's rain (50mm) has been recorded at Hardham since Wednesday. From 23:00 09/02/2024 flooding will affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and will affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Only scattered showers are forecast Friday evening through the weekend and at the start of next week. The river should begin to fall by 06:00 10/02/2024, but flooding impacts could remain until Sunday afternoon 11/02/2024. River levels are unlikely to return nearer to a normal level until the middle of next week. River levels could end up similar to 5 January 2024. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 14:00 10/02/2024.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2024 07:58
River Arun
A month's rain (90mm) has fallen since New Year's Eve. The River Arun is high but now slowly falling. Flooding will continue to affect properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Flooding will also affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and affect gardens. Very little rain is forecast for the next five days. The river should continue to fall Saturday. However, flood impacts could remain into the start of next week. River levels will be slow to fall. The river could still be higher than normal until the middle of January. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may be impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 11:00 07/01/2024
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 12:18
River Arun
A month's rain (90mm) has fallen since New Year's Eve. The River Arun is high and rising. From 14:00 05/01/2024 flooding will affect properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Flooding will also affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and affect gardens. Very little rain is forecast for the next five days. The river should begin to fall by 12:00 07/01/2024. However, flood impacts could remain into the start of next week. The river will be higher than normal until the middle of January. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 14:00 06/01/2024.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Nov 2023 21:15
River Arun
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 15 Jan 2023 10:13
River Arun
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 18 Nov 2022 09:23
River Arun
The River Arun remains high but has fallen from its peak in Pulborough. Flooding will continue to affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and could affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. River levels could rise by a few centimetres in Pulborough Friday, as a result of Friday morning's tide. However, river levels should fall again Friday evening. Very little rain is forecast Friday and Saturday, but the river will not return to a normal level until next week. Flooding of fields will continue until the weekend. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Please keep flood protection products installed in Pulborough, if you have them. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 11:00 19/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2022 17:11
River Arun
The River Arun is high and slowly rising. Flooding will continue to affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and could affect gardens and properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Very little rain is forecast Friday and Saturday. However, the river is unlikely to begin to fall until 08:00 18/11/2022, and will not return nearer to a normal level until next week. Flooding of fields will continue until the weekend. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Please keep flood protection products installed in Pulborough, if you have them. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 11:00 18/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2022 11:25
River Arun
The River Arun is high and rising. In the last 2 days, more than half a month's rain (65mm) has been recorded at Hardham. We think the river will continue to slowly rise another 5-10cm this afternoon, and possibly continue rising this evening. We are issuing to try and provide as much preparation time as possible, in case flooding occurs. From 16:00 17/11/2022 flooding will affect the A29 at Pulborough. Water will be extensive through fields and could affect gardens and very close to properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Very little rain is forecast over the next 2 days. However, the river is unlikely to begin to fall until 02:00 18/11/2022, and will not return nearer to a normal level until next week. Flooding of fields will continue until the weekend. Some roads, including the A29 at Pulborough, may become impassable, please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 22:00 17/11/2022.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2021 15:55
River Arun
The River Arun is still high following Wednesday's heavy rain. Flooding will continue to affect properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Flood water will also continue to affect the A29 at Pulborough, and may still be extensive through nearby fields and gardens. The weather forecast predicts five predominantly dry days ahead, other than an isolated shower on Sunday and Monday. This will allow water levels to fall in Pulborough. River levels will fall very slowly, so will still be higher than normal this weekend. It will take a week of dry weather before river flows return to normal. Some roads included in this message may still be impassable, as a precaution please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding, such as the A29 to Pulborough. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 10:00 23/10/2021.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Oct 2021 05:25
River Arun
The River Arun is high and rising. Over half a month's rainfall (65mm) was recorded on Wednesday. From 11:00 Friday 22/10/2021, flooding will affect properties on Lower Street and Swan Corner, Pulborough, near to Swan Bridge and Bridge Cottages, Greatham. Flood water will also affect the A29 at Pulborough, and will be extensive through nearby fields and gardens. The weather outlook is for predominantly dry days until Sunday 24/10/2021, however despite this, the River Arun will continue to slowly rise in Pulborough until the early hours of Saturday 23/10/2021. River levels could peak at a similar height as experienced in February 2020. A week of dry weather will be required before flows return to normal. Some roads included in this message may become impassable, as a precaution please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding, such as the A29 to Pulborough. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 17:00 Friday 22/10/2021.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 08:53
River Arun
River levels are still high on the Arun, but are now beginning to fall, after Storm Dennis's widespread heavy rain. Flood impacts will continue to affect fields, gardens, roads and isolated properties close to Swan Bridge, the A29 and close to Carpenters Meadow and Swan View. Please continue to take care in and around flood affected areas, flood water can contain hidden dangers. Rain has now cleared, and only isolated showers are expected until Thursday 20/2/2020. These showers are unlikely to cause river levels to rise, but river levels will not fall significantly until later in the week. Plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding such as the A29 through Pulborough. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding. We will update this message by 11:00 18/2/2020.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 21:09
River Arun
Storm Dennis has brought 50 mm of rain so far. River levels are now rising in Pulborough, and are predicted to rise throughout Sunday night, and property flooding is possible from 02:00 (17/02/2020). River levels are now working their way down the Upper Arun. Impacts may potentially be equal to, or greater than, Christmas 2019. Flood water will be widespread and also affect fields, gardens and roads. Locations could include, properties close to Swan Bridge, the A29 and close to Carpenters Meadow and Swan View. With only isolated showers through to midweek, river levels should begin to fall by Tuesday 18/02/2020. Plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding, such as the A29 through Pulborough. Our pumps in Pulborough are running to help reduce the risk of flooding, and we have extra pumps on site if they are needed. We will update this message by 15:00 on 17/2/2020.