Heavy rain/storms Friday 20th - Saturday 21st (pt2)

[StormChaseUK]

my friend left bristol at 4 and has only just got back to cheltenham

[dogs32]

my friend left bristol at 4 and has only just got back to cheltenham

Its finished here daniel....thats a day I wont forget..

some people have been stranded for 7 hrs(local radio

last update Im fed u[p with water!!!!!!!1

M5 JUNCTION 11 closed north bound../now South bound

many traffic jams throughout glos/hereford

traffic stuck in water

emergency services over stretched

crews been working since 6.am

A419 4 foot deep

M50 closed river flooding motorway

No trains running

Edited July 20, 2007 by dogs32

[StormChaseUK]

still raining here 77mm of rain now on the gauge

[Soma]

Still like stair-rods here has been like it ALL DAY <_<

Helicopters being called in to rescue people in Worcestershire...

Just spoke to a colleague he is stuck in Worcester trying to get to Pershore having come back from Birmingham - nice 17 hours plus day for him!

Lots of photos here:

BBC Hereford & Worcester

In the words of Alan Partridge "Unbe-bloody-lievable"

[kar999]

For those outside the area here is the link to this evenings editon of BBC's Midlands Today which shows the flooding in the region particularly Hereford & Worcestershire & Gloucestershire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/e...wm=1&bbwm=1

If the link doesnt work try here and select "watch latest edition in full" on the right of the screen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/midlandstoday/

EDIT: Originally posted Thursdays prog link but it should be OK now.

Edited July 20, 2007 by kar999

[Andy H]

I thought we had a couple of good downpours here but after reading all the news and posts on here i really did not get much, just checked my rainfall 18mm in the last 24 hours <_< thats drizzle compared to what some of you have had

[StormChaseUK]

God that looks dangerous, rapids on the roads. A lot of people seem to be staying in their cars overnight or trying to take shelter in homes because they cant get home. BBC hereford worcester appealing for people to let people stay in their homes for the night, and a need for blankets.

<_< what the rivers will be like tommorow

[Costa Del Fal]

I thought we had a couple of good downpours here but after reading all the news and posts on here i really did not get much, just checked my rainfall 18mm in the last 24 hours <_< thats drizzle compared to what some of you have had

Yep Huge amounts of Rain across the West Midlands Region today!

[NL]

Amazing raintotals yet again, the satellite image is erm pretty good too..!!

"copyright 2007 RSGB, University of Bern and NOAA"

[dogs32]

God that looks dangerous, rapids on the roads. A lot of people seem to be staying in their cars overnight or trying to take shelter in homes because they cant get home. BBC hereford worcester appealing for people to let people stay in their homes for the night, and a need for blankets.

<_< what the rivers will be like tommorow

Daniel one last thing....62 people rescued by helicopters in hereford

[Snowyowl9]

That area of rain over mid Wales isn't shifting is it.

It`s looking better on the lastest radar but it`s still raining here and it`s breezier and colder I don`t mind the cold part.

2 inches...wettest July day I`ve recorded now!!!!

Edited July 20, 2007 by Snowyowl9

[StormChaseUK]

BBC news at 10 need a kick up the I have a problem they are leading with a cash for questions story and before anything about the flooding.

BBC news at 10 need a kick up the I have a problem they are leading with a cash for questions story and before anything about the flooding.

BBC news at 10 need a kick up the I have a problem they are leading with a cash for questions story and before anything about the flooding.

[Cakie]

Yep, of course cash for questions is so much more important than millions of pounds of damages.............not, thousands of homes wrecked <_<

Strangely we haven't had a drop of rain at all down here.......possibly the first time in ages

[Just Before Dawn]

It's starting to throw it down again here after a brief respite and the wind has really got up 20mph - gusting to 35 right on the coast - it's filthy out there and feels more like November than July.

Lost count of the number of fire appliances I saw on my way home. It's getting bad here.

[Shaun L]

Yep, of course cash for questions is so much more important than millions of pounds of damages.............not, thousands of homes wrecked <_<

Strangely we haven't had a drop of rain at all down here.......possibly the first time in ages

Thats good news as I'm coming back to my beloved Devon (Exmouth) next week.

[Just Before Dawn]

Flood sirens now sounding in Louth.

Gotta go!

Edited July 20, 2007 by Just Before Dawn

[Shaun L]

The rain band appears to have intensified again according to the latest radar.

Sorry to anyone who has been flooded and fingers crossed for any near those rising rivers.

[johnholmes]

One man's extreme weather event is another man's non-event it would seem.

The morning here was dry, breezy and cloudy, rain eventually arriving around 1415 with just a couple of short heavier bursts around 1500. The heaviest rain was a 10 minute spell around 1700 after which it's been continuous light rain.

14.7mm here since 0800 which is well short of the 30-60mm forecast this morning; Buxton has had only 6 mm.

I knew the writing was on the wall when I looked at the radar around 1100 and the main rain area had hardly moved in a northerly direction but was pivoting north westward around a centre over southern England.

It proves that extreme weather events are never a certainty until they're actually happening; if this had been a snowfall event in winter I would be gutted.

T.M

delighted with that report TM as probably it means the Don catchment has not had much more than here.

[BARRY]

Thats good news as I'm coming back to my beloved Devon (Exmouth) next week.

you come back my hansome, it's been as dry as a chip here all day <_<

[Just Before Dawn]

The flood sirens went for about a minute and stopped!! Talk about mixed messages. Very poor performance.

[sunny scunny]

It's stopped raining here now after another downpoor

a short while ago

[Just Before Dawn]

Just heard from a colleague that it's touch and go for Horncastle now too.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue have two thirds of their appliances out as of 10pm tonight.

[PersianPaladin]

The flood sirens went for about a minute and stopped!! Talk about mixed messages. Very poor performance.

I've never heard or seen a flood siren before.

:huh:

Does it sound like the old world war sirens?

[Cookie]

I feel very sorry for anyone whos affected by the flooding

[Just Before Dawn]

I've never heard or seen a flood siren before.

:huh:

Does it sound like the old world war sirens?

Thats exactly what it sounds like PP. Puts the hairs on the back of your neck up.