Flood alert for Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area
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Groundwater levels have slowly started to recede after rising last week due to the unsettled weather. Levels are very reactive to further rainfall.
The forecast is for high pressure to build over the next 3-5 days which should see groundwater levels continue to fall.
Flooding of roads and fields is possible. Where groundwater is near the surface, intense rainfall will lead to surface water flooding.
Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.
This message will be updated by 3 PM on 31/12/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood alert area: Bishopstone, Bourton, Breamore, Britford, Broadchalk, Burgate, Chilmark, Coombe Bissett, Downton, Farnham, Fordingbridge, Hinton St. Mary, Homington, Mere, Pimperne, Ringwood, Rockbourne, Shapwick, Sixpenny Handley, T. Gunville, T.Hinton and T.Monkton.
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