Flood alert for Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset
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Groundwater levels in the West Dorset area are slowly falling, but remain over the flood alert thresholds. Flooding of fields and roads is still possible. Levels are expected to continue to drop, but could react again to further rainfall. The start of this week sees brighter and drier weather, but further rainfall is forecast from Wednesday, which could see levels rise again. Where groundwater is near the surface, intense rainfall will lead to surface water flooding. We are closely monitoring the situation. Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed . This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 23 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood alert area: Bridport, Chideock, Martinstown, Milborne St. Andrew, Nottington, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Upwey, Winterborne Abbas, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Steepleton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch and Winterborne Zelston.
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