Flood Warning Info - West Dean to Dunbridge on the River Dun

The water level in the River Dun at Dunbridge is high and rising. In the last 8 hours, 32mm of rain has been recorded in Romsey. This is a large amount in a short period of time. From 22:30 this evening (04/01/2024), property at West Dean near the railway line at the bottom of Rectory Hill could experience flooding. Showery conditions are forecast for the next 4 hours. The river will rise until approximately 01:00 on Friday morning (05/01/2024). Our operations staff are keeping the river free of reported blockages. We continue to monitor the river. Please take action to protect property and move any cars which are parked at Rectory Hill. This Flood Warning will be updated by 15:00 on Friday 05/01/2024.

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.

Water levels in the River Dun remain very high but they are now falling. 40mm of rain has fallen in the last 24 hours in Romsey, which is more than half a month’s rainfall. Currently, there is out of bank flooding affecting land and roads in West Dean, including Rectory Hill. The river may also have caused flooding to property in West Dean. Heavy rain has now cleared the area, but the river will remain very high over the next 12 hours. On Monday 17/02/2020, only small amounts of rain are forecast, but the river will remain responsive and so an increase in water level is expected tomorrow. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have installed flood protection, please leave it in place over the next 12 hours. We recommend that cars do not park at Rectory Hill overnight. This message will be updated by 12:00 on 17 February 2020.

Water levels in the River Dun are high and continuing to rise rapidly. Heavy rain has fallen with 33 mm recorded in the last 18 hours at Romsey. In the next 1 to 2 hours, property at West Dean near the railway line at the bottom of Rectory Hill could experience flooding. Further heavy rain associated with Storm Dennis is expected over the next 8 hours. The river will rise until approximately 01:00 tomorrow morning (Monday 17/02/20). The forecast improves over this next week becoming drier but remaining unsettled. Our operations staff are keeping the river free of blockages. Please take appropriate action to protect property and move parked cars at Rectory Hill. This Flood Warning will be updated at 16:00 on 17/02/20