Flood warning issued for parts of Surrey and East Hampshire

A flood alert has been issued for several parts of Surrey and East Hampshire following a day of rain.

The Environment Agency says river levels are forecast to rise on the Upper River Wey and Cranleigh Waters as a result of Storm Christoph.

This means flooding of roads and farmland is possible in areas including:

Elmbridge

Shamley Green

Bramley

Littlemead Brook including Cranleigh

Alton

Bordon

Farnham

Frensham

Tilford

Godalming

Guildford

Peasmarsh

Flooding to properties is not currently expected.

River levels are forecast to remain high for the next few days.

A statement from the Environment Agency said:

"We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are in the area clearing weed and trash screens and in the area checking defences.

"Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.

"This message will be updated tomorrow morning."