A FLOOD warning has been issued after recent rainfall in the Dorset area.
The Environment Agency has issued a warning for possible flooding of roads and low-lying land due to heavy rain caused by Storm Ashley.
The west of Dorset has been issued a flood alert for groundwater flooding.
Levels are expected to remain high, and flooding of fields and roads is possible.
According to Gov.UK, ‘residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed’.
The areas with a flood warning include: Winterborne Abbas, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Steepleton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch and Winterborne Zelston, Bridport, Chideock, Martinstown, Milborne St. Andrew, Nottington, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide and Upwey,
There are also flood warnings for 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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