Monitoring Information 5.35am, 05.01.24.
Chiselborough – Current level in Flood 2.2m falling. Floods at 1.8m. Take care surface water is likely to be on the A356 Martock to Crewkerne road.
Gawbridge – Current Level in Flood 3.14m Steady. Floods at 2.80m. Flooding on Coat Road and Broadmead, together with Hawthorn Hill at the Kingsbury Rhyne culvert flooded.
Long Load – Current level in Flood 10.09m, steady, Floods at 9.26m, surface water likely on either side of the road bridge.
Witcombe Bottom – Current level in Flood 9.08m steady. Floods at 8.44m
Ilchester – Current level 2.71m rising, and it is likely to rise further as rain from the catchment area flows downstream. Floods at 2.90m
Pen Mill, Yeovil – Current Level 3.9m falling. Floods at 3.34m.
Martock to South Petherton road – CLOSED with surface water over 90cms deep in places. It may reopen later today.
Stoke Road, Martock – CLOSED, it may reopen in the next 2-3 hours once Highways have checked the road for surface water, and abandoned vehicles causing obstructions.
Coat Road, Coat – OPEN with some surface water on the Coat Road, (Stapleton to Coat), section 50m on the Stapleton side of the old Railway Bridge, passable with care.
Sparrows Corner, B3165, Bower Hinton – OPEN
Foldhill Lane – OPEN 500m from A303, some surface water care required.
B3165 Hurst and Bower Hinton – OPEN