The area covered by flood alerts has been extended to include the whole of the Great Stour from Lenham to Ashford, the East Stour from Postling to Ashford, Aylesford Stream and the Great Stour from Ashford to Sturry.
The threat on Ruckinge Dyke and Whitewater Dyke has been raised to Flood Warning.
Warnings and alerts are in force elsewhere in the Borough of Ashford
Flood warning – Act
turn off gas, water and electricity
move things upstairs or to safety
move family, pets and car to safety
Flood alert – Prepare
prepare a bag that includes medicines and insurance documents
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected to start around 08:00 today 27/12/2020. This is likely to take place in the following locations: River East Stour, the Aylesford stream and the River Great Stour. Further heavy rain will continue till around 09:00 before the weather will clear apart from a few scattered showers. Further rainfall is forecast late tonight and into Monday. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling catchments and clearing screens. The public are advised to keep clear of rivers and avoid driving in flood water as bow waves can cause property flooding. This message will be updated later this afternoon.
This information was last updated at 6:05am Sunday 27 December 2020
Flood alert – Prepare
prepare a bag that includes medicines and insurance documents
check flood warnings
Monitor the river level feed from Gaugemap.co.uk on our River Levels page
The flood alert covering the Upper Stour has been lifted.
Be prepared for future flood risk events: if you live in an area at risk of flooding sign up for flood warnings by phone, text and/or email at https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings.
South Ashford on the East Stour River, Aylesford Stream, Whytewater Dyke and Ruckinge Dyke
Flooding is expected – immediate action required
River levels remain high in Ashford following rainfall over the last few days. We expect river levels to fall through Sunday 22 and Monday 23 December. No further heavy or prolonged rainfall is forecast, and we expect the situation to improve. We will update this message by 9am on Monday 23 December, or as the situation changes.
This information was last updated at 9:54pm Sunday 22 December 2019
River levels remain high in Ashford following rainfall over the last few days. We expect river levels to fall through Sunday 22 December. No further heavy or prolonged rainfall is forecast, and we expect the situation to improve. We will update this message by 3pm on Sunday 22 December, or as the situation changes.
This information was last updated at 5:06am Sunday 22 December 2019
Heavy showers have held river levels high and they remain at their peak level. This warning remains in force. We are continuing to monitor conditions in the catchment and are clearing blockages where they are identified. We are storing water at Aldington and Hothfield upstream of Ashford . Residents are recommended to remain vigilant. A few heavy showers are forecast throughout the day before a band of frontal rain passes through overnight from saturday to sunday 21st to 22nd December 2019. River levels will respond to this but given the forecast it is not thought that conditions will be any worse than they were on Friday
This information was last updated at 1:14pm Saturday 21 December 2019
River levels remain high but steady following prolonged rainfall, especially in Ashford. Flooding of properties, including The Stour centre, roads and farmland is possible. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along Tannery Lane. Further rainfall is forecast through Saturday 21 December which may cause levels to rise again. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated on Saturday afternoon 21/12/2019
This information was last updated at 5:05am Saturday 21 December 2019
Kent County Council (KCC) is the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) for Kent. As the LLFA, we must produce a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (local strategy) that sets out how local flood risks will be managed in the county by the authorities involved.
Have Your Say
We would like your views on the draft strategy in order to help us produce the final version of the strategy by December 2017.
Please let us know your thoughts by completing the online questionnaire (via the ‘Respond to this Consultation’ section).
We have published a copy of our Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) for you to read and make comments on via the consultation questionnaire.
Flood and Water Management Asset Register survey
We thought you might also like to now that we are developing a new digital channel to provide information to the public about flooding and flood risk in the county. We would like to hear your views on how you access information about flooding and flood risk management and what you would like to see in an online flood risk management resource.
To request hard copies of any of the consultation documents, or for any other formats, please email: alternativeformats@kent.gov.uk or call: 03000 421553 (text relay service number: 18001 03000 421553). This number goes to an answering machine, which is monitored during office hours.
Kent County Council (KCC) is the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) for Kent and we are seeking your views on our Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. It sets out how local flood risks will be managed in the county by the authorities involved.
Dates
From 16 Aug 2017 at 12:00 to 8 Oct 2017 at 23:59.
Status
Open
Consulting Organisation Type
Kent County Council
Consulting Organisation Name
Kent County Council
District / Borough areas affected by the consultation
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Contractors for the Environment Agency are cutting back weeds along the both the Great Stour and the East Stour as part of the annual maintenance regime.
We reported last January on the major bankside cutback that was undertaken following a long period without any maintenance that had led to concerns regarding the capacity of the river to carry flood water. The EA said that that annual maintenance would be undertaken ahead of the winter period.
Environment Agency field staff have been at