Nw Severe Flooding Thread - 19Th Nov Onwards.

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375mm confirmed if I have that figure correct

this seems an impossible amount of rain to fall in 36 hours. it must have been thundery rain the whole time. that would be impressive in the tropics, let alone Cumbria. I am suprised there have not been landslides in the lake district with that amount of ground waterlogging.

[dogs32]

sadly they have just found a body...very sad

[The PIT]

Excellent explanation from Tomasz Schafernaker as too why the rain was so intense. Left Sophie completely baffled on Lunchtime news.

Too add insult to injury the same front could only produce 2.6mm of rain here as it passed.

[Beverley Lass]

sadly they have just found a body...very sad

Yes, 'a body in uniform', so almost certainly

the policeman.

Awfully sad.

BL.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Beverley Lass

[Iceni]

sadly they have just found a body...very sad

What the hell are those sightseers on? Do they think it's some movie and not really happening? The policeman deserves the highest award the nation can offer, a very brave man.

I've waded through a mere 9" of flood water and trust me, it's freezing cold, fast moving and you don't want to stay in it for more than a minute. Keep as far away as possible from it.

[The PIT]

What the hell are those sightseers on? Do they think it's some movie and not really happening? The policeman deserves the highest award the nation can offer, a very brave man.

I've waded through a mere 9" of flood water and trust me, it's freezing cold, fast moving and you don't want to stay in it for more than a minute. Keep as far away as possible from it.

People do do silly things. We don't know when the bridge was declared unsafe or whether it had been signposted as such and people were still on it ignoring the signs. It may have only just had been declared unsafe and the officer was dispatched to clear people to safety.

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What the hell are those sightseers on? Do they think it's some movie and not really happening?

probably . people are often totally oblivious to real danger even when it's right in front of them , particularly in a group of gawpers.

if you fell in there you'd be swept away to certain death.

[Iceni]

probably . people are often totally oblivious to real danger even when it's right in front of them , particularly in a group of gawpers.

if you fell in there you'd be swept away to certain death.

They really want to get out more (at an appropriate time)… you don't see Americans (where they have extreme weather more often) acting so stupidly.

Pc Barker was a father of four with 25 years' service. No excuses for those idiots IMV,

[Neilsouth]

People who do good deeds,save lives usually don't get awards... especially from the queen!

She only gives awards to actors,celebs or people who do sports!.

[Schnee]

If we knew it would be this bad, surely authorities in Cumbria knew?

[Optimus Prime]

Terrible situation. Makes you wonder whether all the further development on flood risk areas are actually as safe as what they make them out to be.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Optimus Prime

[Schnee]

Imagine if it was North Yorkshire that was affected. It would've tested their flood defenses for sure.

[Andy_]

i was only in cockermouth the other week, really shocked when i saw this picture remember walking past that national trust shop

truely devasting really, and i watched that radar yesterday the precipitation it was stuck over the same area all day, could have been hit here too if it was a few more miles east, we just missed out luckily, and the forecast doesnt look too promosing more rain expected in the north west tomorrow

Edited November 20, 2009 by Andy Sabb

[OneOffDave]

If we knew it would be this bad, surely authorities in Cumbria knew?

I'm sure they knew but, given the scale of the event, what action could they have taken? If they'd told people to evacuate early, would they have done? As the event was beyond the scale of anything in living memory, people would have real difficulty percieveing just how much risk they are in.

[Andy_]

sorry picture wouldnt attach here it is :blush:

[dogs32]

There saying no defences would of stopped the amount and how high the torrents were..

#I quite believe it when it takes a few bridges out...

[johnholmes]

Yes, a nice presentation, lotsof rainfall totals and the radar sequence is an excellent idea.

[Schnee]

Interesting presentation.

Still wondering, would the county have been burried if all the rain fell as snow?

[dogs32]

Interesting presentation.

Still wondering, would the county have been burried if all the rain fell as snow?

:blush:

that would of been fun...

we would be digging our selves out in Spring

somewhere on the net you can find the calculations with snow to rain and vice versa

Edited November 20, 2009 by dogs32

[Schnee]

that would of been fun...

we would be digging our selves out in Spring

somewhere on the net you can find the calculations with snow to rain and vice versa

1 inch of Rain = 10 Inches of Snow.

Yeah...Cumbria would be a white blanket lol :winky: :blush:

Edited November 20, 2009 by Stelmer

[dogs32]

1 inch of Rain = 10 Inches of Snow.

Yeah...Cumbria would be a white blanket lol :winky: :blush:

Interesting Stats

Ironically think of the floods from that thaw..

anyway back on topic

Mod's and Rocker's

Edited November 20, 2009 by dogs32

[risk of sleet]

Not got much time to look in depth at the moment, but I just flicked through the netweather forecast for Keswick for the week. Tuesday and Wednesday look terrible and not great on the other days either.

[Iceni]

People who do good deeds,save lives usually don't get awards... especially from the queen!

She only gives awards to actors,celebs or people who do sports!.

She awards whoever Gordon Brown has recommended. Kings and Queens don't have much say in anything anymore, ever since the Civil War, apart from gallantry awards for the Armed Services — they are still her prerogative I think.

Anyone on here heard of the Brown Curse? Where did he spend his summer holidays this year?

A: Cockermouth and the Lakes.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Iceni

[The PIT]

Interesting figures so it looks like 24hr record is safe. Once again it looks like constant rainfall without any chance of the ground drying out which was the biggest problem.

[johnholmes]

latest update on my blog is below

http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/57592-the-weather-into-the-weekend-and-beyond/page__st__34__gopid__1617105&