Flood Alert Info - Upper River Ems Valley

Very little rainfall has been recorded since 17 January 2023. Groundwater continues to fall at our indicator borehole in Compton. However, groundwater is still expected to be close to the surface in the communities of Stoughton and Walderton, and only falling by a few centimetres each day. Springs and minimal flooding will affect fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road and the road from East Marden. The week ahead should remain predominantly dry, although 5mm of rain is currently forecast on Thursday 16/02/2023. The volume of water flowing along roads will continue to reduce. Some more periods of unsettled weather are possible through late February and early March. Details are very uncertain, but so long as we do not receive extremely wet weather, groundwater is expected to continue to fall. However, long term weather forecasting is difficult. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements, please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 20/02/2023.

Very little rainfall has been recorded since 17 January 2023. Groundwater has continued to fall at our indicator borehole in Compton. However, groundwater is still expected to be close to the surface in the communities of Stoughton and Walderton and only falling by a few centimetres each day. No rain is currently forecast in the week ahead. The volume of water flowing along roads will continue to reduce, but groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue until at least mid February 2023. With springs and minor flooding affecting fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road and the road from East Marden. Generally settled weather is currently forecast for the remainder of February, which should allow groundwater levels to continue to fall. However, long term weather forecasting is difficult and uncertain. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements, please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 13/02/2023.

Very little rainfall has been recorded since 17 January 2023. Groundwater has been able to stabilise and fall at our indicator borehole in Compton. However, groundwater is still expected to be very close to the surface in the communities of Stoughton and Walderton and only falling by a few centimetres each day. No rain is currently forecast in the week ahead. The volume of water flowing along roads will continue to reduce, but groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue until at least mid February 2023. With springs and minor flooding affecting fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road and the road from East Marden. Long term weather forecasting is difficult, but rain could return before the end of February. Depending on rain amounts, timing and intensity, groundwater flood impacts could continue for longer, or return. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements, please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 06/02/2023.

We have already measured more than the average monthly rainfall in January 2023. Groundwater levels are very close to the surface. Minor groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue, with springs and minor flooding affecting fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road, the road from East Marden and also between Cooks Lane and The Barley Mow, and the B2146 near Woodlands Lane, in Walderton. However, with no rain since 16/01/2023, groundwater at our indicator borehole in Compton has started to slowly fall, by about 20 centimetres each day. No rain is currently forecast in the week ahead. Groundwater levels in Stoughton and Walderton should stabilise this week, but will remain close to the surface. Long term weather forecasting is difficult, but rain could return from mid February, which could extend or cause the return of groundwater flood impacts. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements, please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 30/01/2023.

We have already measured more than the average monthly rainfall in January 2023. Groundwater levels are very close to the surface. Minor groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue, with springs and minor flooding affecting fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road, the road from East Marden and also between Cooks Lane and The Barley Mow, and the B2146 near Woodlands Lane, in Walderton. No rain is currently forecast in the week ahead. Settled weather could continue until 23/01/2023. However, groundwater will continue to rise and groundwater flood impacts will likely increase over the coming week, maybe the next fortnight. By 23/01/2023, groundwater levels could be only a few metres below the peak of February 2014. With groundwater now so high, and little capacity in the soil, the next time it rains, even more water could flow along the roads. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements, please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 23/01/2023.

Groundwater levels are close to the surface, and higher than in February 2021. Minor groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue, with springs and minor flooding affecting fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road, the road from East Marden and also between Cooks Lane and The Barley Mow, and the B2146 near Woodlands Lane, in Walderton. Persistent and heavy rain is forecast Tuesday 10/01/2023 and Thursday 12/01/2023. With showers Wednesday and Friday, and continuing unsettled through next week. If as much rain falls as predicted, groundwater is expected to continue to slowly rise until at least 17/01/2023. By that time, groundwater levels could be close to the peak of March 2020. More water could flow along roads. Some forecasts suggest unsettled weather could continue until late January 2023. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements, please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 23/01/2023.

In addition to a wet December and exceptionally wet November,10-30mm of rain has been recorded so far in January. Groundwater levels are close to the surface; higher than in February 2021. Minor groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue, with springs and minor flooding affecting fields, the village green Stoughton, and rural roads including Stoughton main road, the road from East Marden and also between Cooks Lane and The Barley Mow, and the B2146 near Woodlands Lane, in Walderton. Another 30-50mm of rain is forecast over the next 6 days. Including on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday (12/01/2023). If as much rain falls as predicted, groundwater is expected to continue to slowly rise until at least 16/01/2023. By next weekend, groundwater levels could be close to the peak of March 2020. Some forecasts suggest unsettled weather could continue until late January 2023. We will continue to monitor levels and forecasts. If you have pumps to help manage water levels in basements please ensure they are operational. We will update this message by 17:00 09/01/2023.