OFFICIALS have out flood alerts in place throughout parts of Buckinghamshire following heavy rainfall.
Warnings were issued last night (November 16) and remain in place today.
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Middle River Great Ouse in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire
The Gov.UK site warns that flooding is possible, and that people should "be prepared".
River levels are high but steady at the Newport Pagnell Cemetery river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
River levels at the Bedford and Roxton gauge are still rising. Consequently, flooding of property roads and farmland is possible.
Advice is to avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook
Property flooding is not currently expected, but river levels are high and falling slowly on the River Pang and Sulham Brook as a result of previous heavy rainfall.
Therefore, flooding of roads and farmland is possible.
River levels are expected to remain high for the next few days.
River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip
Flooding of roads and farmland is possible.
Peak levels will be similar to the flooding in December 2009.
Further light rainfall is forecast and river levels are expected to remain high for the next few days.
River Thame and Chalgrove Brook
River levels are rising slowly on the River Thame and Chalgrove Brook as a result of previous heavy rainfall.
Flooding of roads and farmland is possible.
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Upper River Great Ouse in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire
River levels are falling at the Brackley river gauge but remain high and steady at the Newport Pagnell cemetery gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible throughout the day.
Flooding is expected to affect River Great Ouse from Brackley to Haversham, including Padbury Brook.
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