Flood Alert Information

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 26th March 2023

Welcome to the last flood bulletin of the 2022-2023 season.  I've barely been in the village for the last month for a couple of reasons, but I have been monitoring things daily, just in case there...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 12th March 2023

Once again, my apologies for not producing a bulletin for the last few weeks, but I have been away with other things on my mind, so today is a bit of a catch-up.  With very little rainfall during...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 19th February 2023

During the week, the Flood Alert for groundwater flooding in the vicinity of the River Till was lifted by the Environment Agency, but once again, they failed to notify that that had happened.  There...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 12 February 2023

The graph this week will be a great relief to some in the village, as it shows the trend in water level continues to be downwards.  Indeed, the rate of drop has increased nearly 10-fold since last...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 5th February 2023

A shade under two months to go to the end of my annual monitoring period and the good news continues.  Another week without any significant rainfall means the water levels in the Rive Till have...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 29th January 2023

Thankfully, a week without any real rain; we did have 0.1mm of rain in the middle of the week.  Consequently, levels in the River Till have continued to fall and Water Lane/Dryden Street no longer...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 15th January 2023

Another week goes by and things have got interesting/puzzling.  Back on Thursday 12th 2023, the Environment Agency, or at least it's automated warning system (real live staff are engaged in...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 8th January 2023

"Don't Panic!" remains the theme of this week's flood watch; at least not yet.  I realise that over the last decade, and particularly over the last year or so, we've had quite a turn round of...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 1st January 2023

A happy, prosperous, and peaceful New Year to you all.  In the words of the fictional Jack Jones (that's Lance Corporal Jones of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard), my first words before putting up...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 25th December 2022

A very merry Christmas to all of you.  I hope you have a smashing and relaxing day with your family and friends.  Last week we had quite a bit of rain and the aquifer reacted very quickly and the...

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