SurfaceFlooding waterimpacts floodingfrom expectedheavy rainfall on Monday 23 September

Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected on Monday 23 September couldhave leadled to significantflooding in parts of England. These impacts include a combination of surface water flooding and some flooding from small, largely urban watercourses. At least 45 properties have flooded across partsHertfordshire, ofBedfordshire, Kent and the country.Home WeCounties.

Environment Agency staff are urgingout on the ground, clearing blockages and supporting local authorities in their response work.

Flooding on roads is likely to lead to travel disruption. We advise people to follow the advice of local emergency services on the roads and not to drive through flood water – just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float a car.

The flood risk reduces tomorrow with a drier day forecast, but for the moment we continue to urge people to keep an eye on the weather, check their flood risk, and take care planning their journeys.

Sarah Cook, FloodFlood Duty Duty Manager at the Environment Agency, said:

PersistentDue to heavy persistent rain and thunderstormsthunderstorms, couldthere leadhave tobeen significantlocalised surface water flooding onimpacts Mondayin across parts of England.England The impacts could include localised flooding in urban areas and fast responding catchments, including some property flooding as well as travel disruption. The risk from river flooding remains low.today.

Environment Agency teams are out on the ground, and ready to support local authorities in responding to surface waterwater flooding. flooding. We urge people to plan their journeys carefully, follow the advice of local emergency services on the roads and not to drive throughthrough flood water flood water – it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car.

People should should check their flood risk,their flood risk, sign sign up for freefree flood warnings flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation as well as following @EnvAgency on X, formerly Twitter, for the latestlatest flood updates.

The Environment Agency recognises the threat from surface water flooding, and is taking action to improve the country’s resilience – for instance supporting local flood updates.authorities to enhance local surface water flood risk mapping. See our blog on surface water flooding for more information.