Flooding causes road closure with multiple flood alerts in place across Hampshire and Sussex

The AA has reported that the B2146 is closed both ways from Locksash Lane to Oldhouse Lane, Chichester, this morning (February 23) as a result of flooding.

This has caused delays in and around the area, and comes after multiple flood warnings have been issused across Hampshire and Sussex.

The Met Office has also confirmed there will be continued “outbreaks of mostly light rain spreading east” ths afternoon with maximum temperatures of 13 degrees.

Flood alerts are as follows:

• Upper River Ems Valley
• Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle
• Lower River Ems
• Groundwater flooding in Denmead
• Groundwater flooding in Hambledon
• Groundwater flooding in the Meon Valley from East Meon to Soberton
• Lavant Stream at Havant
• Lower Meon
• Middle Hampshire Avon and tributaries

For more information about weather and flood warnings, click here.