Flood alerts in place for Aldingbourne and Barnham Rifes

River levels are still high on the Aldingbourne and Barnham Rifes, but are now beginning to fall after Storm Dennis’s widespread heavy rain, a statement on its website said.

Minor flood impacts will continue to affect fields, gardens, roads and isolated properties – including at Shripney, Riverside Caravan Park, Rowan Park Caravan Site, Tesco Car Park, Bersted.

In Barnham, river levels were already near normal by this morning.

A spokesman said: “Please continue to take care in and around flood affected areas, flood water can contain hidden dangers.

“Rain has now cleared, and only isolated showers are expected until Thursday.

“These showers are unlikely to cause river levels to rise significantly, if at all.

“River levels at Bersted may not return to normal until Friday.

“Please install flood protection products now, in Barnham, if you have them.

“We are clearing grilles through Barnham, including at the Trading Post, and our pumps at Felpham are running to reduce flood risk.”

This morning (Monday, February 17), Lake Lane in Barnham was closed due a to a fallen tree.

Roads closed due to flooding in the area included: Two Mile Ash Road in Barns Green, Shermanbury Road in Partridge Green, Swan Bridge Corner/London Road in Pulborough and Drungewick Lane in Loxwood.

A West Sussex Highways spokesperson said: “We would like to remind road users to please adhere to ‘road closed’ warning signs and never risk driving through floodwater.

“We would also like to thank the public for their patience while the clear-up continues, and special thanks to the teams from our contractor, Balfour Beatty Living Places, for all their hard work over the two weekends.”

Highways teams tackled 119 emergencies as Storm Dennis arrived in West Sussex over the weekend.

Storm Ciara had caused 149 call-outs in just 24 hours the previous weekend.

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