South East England & East Anglia Regional Discussion - June 7th 2012>

[Coast]

Just thought i'd share these with you...

Wow!!! that's really bad QS, have you got your water-wings ready????

I've got in to work this morning to find the tarpaulin put in by the builders on Friday after we lost our roof, has become a reservoir for several hundred gallons of water and it's now bulging over all of our factory floor. We are trying to syphon it off with big hoses, but they are running full chat and it's not draining. With over 20mm of rain here overnight and at least that much to come today, I am expecting the worst unless we can take some avoiding action ASAP

[Guest QuantumSnow]

Wow!!! that's really bad QS, have you got your water-wings ready????

I've got in to work this morning to find the tarpaulin put in by the builders on Friday after we lost our roof, has become a reservoir for several hundred gallons of water and it's now bulging over all of our factory floor. We are trying to syphon it off with big hoses, but they are running full chat and it's not draining. With over 20mm of rain here overnight and at least that much to come today, I am expecting the worst unless we can take some avoiding action ASAP

Good luck with that :winky:

[tinybill]

Wow!!! that's really bad QS, have you got your water-wings ready????

I've got in to work this morning to find the tarpaulin put in by the builders on Friday after we lost our roof, has become a reservoir for several hundred gallons of water and it's now bulging over all of our factory floor. We are trying to syphon it off with big hoses, but they are running full chat and it's not draining. With over 20mm of rain here overnight and at least that much to come today, I am expecting the worst unless we can take some avoiding action ASAP

coast been looking at tv #carol k saying some places in the s e can expect 85 mm hope your tapauline can take it!!! Edited June 11, 2012 by tinybill

[Coast]

Not much comfort with any cessation of the heavy rain today for much of the SE:

MetO have it more to the West than GFS, but still lots to come unfortunately:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/?tab=map&map=Rainfall

[Coast]

coast been looking at tv #carol k saying some places in the s e can expect 85 mm hope your tapauline can take it!!!

Unlikely. The lads have been up on the roof to try and drain some off with buckets, but I'm not happy with them being up there, 6M off the ground in the pouring rain with hundreds of gallons of the stuff sitting there. In the end insurance covers it, but this is possibly a more damaging situation than when it blew off on Friday. The luck thing is, is that with such a large factory we have managed to move equipment about to the safer, dry areas and we have not lost any production so far.

[tinybill]

the people in new alresford,kings worthy,winchester,plus traffic on the m3 are going to get very wet soon if the radar right!!

[bobbydog]

well at least the weather's interesting but it's a classic case of 'be careful what you wish for'.....

[Kiwi]

the people in new alresford,kings worthy,winchester,plus traffic on the m3 are going to get very wet soon if the radar right!!

Yes ...I'm about 10miles north of that area and I've had a very very wet drive this morning M3/A33....lots and lots of water on the roads, large puddles with blocked drains (leaves from the gales of a few days ago?). Rivers and streams around here coping at the moment....but I expect them to rise a lot more, especially if we're treated to storms this afternoon..after this lot has cleared through.

Edited June 11, 2012 by Kiwi

[Coast]

well at least the weather's interesting but it's a classic case of 'be careful what you wish for'.....

For once I actually have a bit of concern about what is coming rather than just the usual hobby/interest. SkYWarn put it in perspective:

SKYWARN UK SEVERE WEATHER WARNING #027

ISSUED: 0130Z MONDAY 11TH JUNE 2012 (GJ)

SKYWARN UK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING REGIONS:

WEST SUSSEX EAST SUSSEX SURREY KENT GTR LONDON BERKS BUCKS HANTS & IOW HERTS ESSEX

IN EFFECT UNTIL 2359Z MONDAY 11TH JUNE 2012

SHALLOW LOW PRESSURE TRAVELLING THROUGH ENGLISH CHANNEL AND STALLING OCCLUSION

SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED IMMINENTLY, OR OCCURRING, SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE REGIONS INDICATED. THREATS WITHIN THIS WARNING INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

HEAVY RAIN...PERSISTENT RAIN...SURFACE FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING

DISCUSSION:

SEE WATCH #026 FOR DETAILS.

RECENT RADAR ACCUMULATIONS AND STATION OBSERVATIONS REPORT OVER 40MM IN PARTS OF WEST SUSSEX, WITH OVER 30MM IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES. WELL-PERFORMING MODEL OUTPUT HAS SUGGESTED A FURTHER 30-40MM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. THESE AMOUNTS ARE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE SURFACE WATER AND GROUND SATURATION. FLASH FLOODING AND RAPID RUN-OFF OF FURTHER PERSISTENT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED, WITH SHARP RIVER CATCHMENT FLOODING LIKELY. LOCATIONS WITH MAJORITY URBAN LAND USE ARE MOST AT RISK. PLEASE MONITOR WEATHER AND TRAVEL INFO.

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For once I actually have a bit of concern about what is coming rather than just the usual hobby/interest. SkYWarn put it in perspective:

Coast..How it that possible with the rain moving away from us ??

[Coast]

Coast..How it that possible with the rain moving away from us ??

I think there's more to come during the day, but it may be to the West of our region:

[Guest QuantumSnow]

For once I actually have a bit of concern about what is coming rather than just the usual hobby/interest. SkYWarn put it in perspective:

It does look like the business end of that heavy precip overhanging the south coast is rotating round a little.

[Mark Neal.]

Been a wet morning in Oxford so far, we have had 15mm of rain, should be plenty more to come through the day.

[tinybill]

http://europa.buienradar.nl/gmap.aspx?soort=loop3uur&zoom=7&lat=50.4888&lon=4.4192

there lot of heavy rain over france/ holland as they there with thunderstorms they look like they coming our way

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I think...Not sure will it spin back round again then S:

[Coast]

Major roads have been closed and homes flooded as Sussex is hit by heavy rain caused by the Euro monsoon. Up to 70mm was predicted to have fallen on Sussex as forecasters said "heavy and persistent" rain moved in from the continent. Among the routes to have been affected by flooding and early morning road accidents are the A23, A27 and the A259 coastal road.

More than 80 calls about flooding were received by West Sussex Fire and Rescue service between 10.30pm last night and 00.30am this morning.

A spokesman added its crews are currently busy dealing with flooding caused by heavy rain in the Littlehampton area. He said the biggest impact is in the area of South Terrace on Littlehampton seafront where a number of basement flats have been flooded to a depth of up to four feet. A temporary rest centre has been set up in the Sportsdome at Littlehampton Swimming Centre for people evacuated.

There are no reports of any injuries, but people are being urged to stay out of floodwater due to the dangers of lifted manhole covers and water contaminated with sewage. Agencies involved in dealing with the flooding include Environment Agency, Police and Southern Water.

INCIDENTS

Elsewhere firefighters spent more than four hours pumping water from a basement and lift shaft in the east wing of Worthing Hospital. Crews were called to the building at about 11.30pm last night. No patients were affected. Witnesses reported just after 7am the A23 blocked both ways at the Handcross junction in Handcross, south of Crawley, because of an overturned car.

Parts of the A27 are also shut between Chichester and Emsworth in Hampshire due to flooding. Others reported westbound traffic on the A27 was halted after a two-car accident at the Southwick tunnel, near Shoreham at about 7.15am. Witnesses said queues extended back to the Hangleton junction as police held up traffic. At the same time, London Road in Burgess Hill is closed due to a fallen tree while the A259 Felpham Way in Bognor is shut in both directions near Downview Road due to flooding.

In Brighton and Hove, fire crews reported some properties were affected by the heavy rain. However the rest of East Sussex was relatively unaffected. Crews were called to Brighton Dome at about 00.30am this morning after reports of water pouring into its roof space. It was left to the maintenance crews from the listed building to repair the leaks.

Crews in Hove faced similar issues when it was called at 8.30pm last night to Aymer Road where water was pouring through a flat roof into loft space of a property.

FLOOD ALERTS AND ADVICE

The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for a number of rivers in the county. This includes the River Adur and tributaries from Burgess Hill to Henfield, the River Uck, which flows in and near Uckfield, and the Ifield Brook, which could affect parts of Crawley. The Lower Ouse and tributaries from Slaugham, near Horsham to Newhaven Harbour and the River Cuckmere were also being closely monitored.

Advice issued by Sussex Police said: "Extra care should be taken when driving because of large amounts of surface spray on roads and fallen trees. There may also be disruption to other travel and outdoor activities."

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9753474.Winds_and_heavy_rain_batter_Sussex/

[bobbydog]

I think there's more to come during the day, but it may be to the West of our region:

according to the meto forecast map, its meant to slowly move west before sinking south back over us, over the next 24 hours

[Coast]

Amber Warning of Rain11 Jun 2012, 00:05

Issued at - 10 Jun 2012, 23:04

Valid from - 11 Jun 2012, 00:05

Valid to - 11 Jun 2012, 23:55

Rain, heavy at times will persist well into Monday, before gradually easing away westwards during the afternoon. Further thundery downpours are possible in the southeast later.

The public should be prepared for surface water flooding and localised river flooding, as well as very difficult driving conditions.

This warning has been upgraded to amber on the basis of latest computer model output and observations, with some adjustments also to the area covered by the yellow warning.

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

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according to the meto forecast map, its meant to slowly move west before sinking south back over us, over the next 24 hours

This is what I am going with too...If you look at the stuff coming out into the North sea now...It is going to begin to move with the low....This spinning in an anti clockwise position...

Coast could you bring up that map with the different cloud types please?

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Just looked at some river levels, and already the Wey at Passfield Mill is about to set a new height record.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/136494.aspx?stationId=7230

Sorry to see some on here having problems with the floods.

[Coast]

Coast could you bring up that map with the different cloud types please?

Which one is that, the CU potential map?

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Which one is that, the CU potential map?

I think it's that one..yeh

[Guest QuantumSnow]

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

Gulp...

[Coast]

http://rasp.inn.leedsmet.ac.uk/RASPtableGM7/RASPtableGM.html

[tinybill]

http://rasp.inn.leed...ASPtableGM.html

coast are you good at building a boat!!! even into deep f1 fantasy world its rain all the way