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Darn it, I am also going out for a curry with the Yummy mummies that night. Enjoy all

I thought it was a tad wet on Saturday

Really heavy rain started here again

Pouring it down here, we really don't need this Is Rihanna taking the Mick?

Very sad to here of a fatality and the other two injured girls. Glad I chose to stay home and not go out to celebrate a friends birthday http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/120722.aspx?stationId=3233 Local river went over previous high according to the Environment Agency I really hope we don't get too much rain later or it will be more flooding and landslides. I am also worried about the stability of some of the trees around here due to the saturation of the ground.

Rain still really heavy here

I was wrong about the rain getting better. I just wasn't in the penthouse suite to hear it. Still really heavy

Been raining on and off all day. Heavy rain from around 3pm with really intense rain around 5pm, finally easing about half an hour ago. It's still raining but not so hard. I don't want to be going anywhere early tomorrow morning in this area

Heavy rain just starting now. Was supposed to be going out for birthday drinks but I think I will have to take a "rain check"

Great, it's high tide soon

Throwing it down now

Wind really strong here. Went down the seafront earlier and there was foam all over. Could barely stand up I think it's about to hit us any moment

Aye, I'm leaving work now before it hits. Most people have left already

Terrible night of constant rain. One guy I spoke to said he had 56mm overnight, mine showed over 40mm but had tipped over slightly. Schools shut, roads closed all over

PS1, PS2 was a bit later but still very annoying on Xmas day

I remember getting ready to go out that night and although it was dark it suddenly seemed really light outside. It must have been the denseness of the cloud reflecting down the sodium lights. The wind got worse all night. I remembered that I needed to phone my mother to arange details for the following day. I lived close to the pub so went back to phone her (pre mobile phones). I turned the corner and could walk up our street as the wind was so bad. My brother had come up to stay nearby for Christmas. My mum had dropped them at their rented cottage. She had to make a detour on the way for fallen trees and on the way back had to make further detours for more fallen trees on the route she had just taken. It was a very wild night and I felt mighty worried for Santa

Another quick flash and heavy rain. Quite now

Thunder, lightening YAY Mr Loo was not so happy to be running in this though

I think I better come along to give this poor give some protection from you lads!

Looks lovely rising over the hill

Pretty intense rain at the moment. Glad I'm not camping out in the garden as next doors kids are

Put the heating on for half an hour just to take the chill off. Not cranked up the log burners yet

Fantastic shot. Thanks for sharing

Woken up during the night by a corking storm, really loud thunder and lots of flashes, followed by heavy downpour. Didn't expect it really but a pleasant supprise

Yep, you are usually lucky to just get your tyres wet but it was crazy today. Here is what it normally looks like, plus a video of the crazy folk week lot dancing in the ford It' started to rain heavy again here