South East England/East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 10/02/14

[JennyJane1]

A big sinkhole has appeared on the M2  wonder if its all the rain we've had? 

 

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_gazette/news/major-kent-motorway-closed-in-12594/

That is worrying and I do also wonder if it is caused by rain.Wasnt there a sinkhole somewhere else last week?

OMG

 

Mum just called got a letter from the council saying they are sending in a pallet of sand bags for each house down my road in preparation for rising water... 

 

MY HOUSE  

I think you knew it was coming though, not good

[john pike]

here we go again

 

i could say wet and windy

 

better not

 

tonight

 

 

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

 

if any showers hit us late tonight we might see something wintry

 

would be a now you see me now you dont though and thats if any do

 

cold overnight with a frost likely but warmer air for morning around rush hour means the frost will clear quite quick

 

may be more noticeable the far north-north east of the region (frost wise)

 

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tomorrow

 

 

during the morning a south westerly starts to build and will be quite strong lunchtime onwards

 

rainfall

 

just after lunch

 

late afternoon

 

looks heavy and being driven on by the wind will not help

 

looks to ease down late evening

 

temps

 

 

around 8 degrees but will not feel it

 

winds look likely strongest early afternoon to late evening then slowly easing

 

40-50 mph normal

 

60 exposed areas

 

70 far south east and possible the far north of the region later

 

i am talking max gusts here not sustained winds

 

so watch for wind and also again the time the rain lasts for and how heavy it is likely to be

 

will update tomorrow night shortly

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Sorry to hear that, hope your not flooded. Amazed at the speed of rising water levels in Pooley Green and Egham today, lots of evacuations and many more areas affected. Water coming up through drains in parts of Staines too.

 

Mate pooley green is no more.. And that is what they are saying.. If the Thames don't get you.. The ground water will! And looking at tomorrow and Friday with showers on Thursday... HELP ME!!

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Mate pooley green is no more.. And that is what they are saying.. If the Thames don't get you.. The ground water will! And looking at tomorrow and Friday with showers on Thursday... HELP ME!!

 

Is it a case of you may have to move things upstairs soon?

 

Situation sounds pretty dire, stay safe and make good use of that pallet! 

Edited February 11, 2014 by Essex Easterly.

[Jax]

Good luck to everyone suffering from the flooding and rain, I do still feel the EA are doing a sterling job in this extreme weather event, the weather has delivered huge volumes of water to our country and it is struggling to go anywhere, just like too much snow, too much wind, too much sun, we have a balance and the weather has tipped it again.

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Is it a case of you may have to move things upstairs soon?

 

Situation sounds pretty dire, stay safe and make good use of that pallet! 

 

Not yet no, but friends about 1/4 mile away are now.. Not good

[Charltonkerry]

Wonder if this might be a dene hole rather than a sink hole, we get lots of them around the Kent - basically they are historic or pre-historic chalk pits which were mined underground often from a vertical shaft?. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denehole

Out of interest all our little estate is built on dene holes, road leading up to our crescent is actually called dene road. Worried of course not, if you got to go then it a different way to go. Anyway the structural engineer when he was investigating the last one said he was looking into it, made me laugh any way.Beautiful half moon out there tonight feel pelts cold.

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

3.4c here currently

 

small rain band heading in towards me, temps should drop another half degree or so before it gets here, so snow possible

 

Dew point @ 0c

 

Vantage Vue actually forecast snow yesterday, but I laughed it off, perhaps it wasn't a fluke!

[JennyJane1]

If I have the dates right, there is a full moon on Saturday which might have something to do with water, weather, I think.

[Keraunic]

Brrrrrrr!! It's a tad nippy out tonight. Very calm still, with no wind. I think this weather is definitely suffering from rapid cycling mood disorder. Maybe I should give it one of my pills.

[john pike]

tomorrow night

 

winds slowly abating although still gusty from a more westerly and colder direction

 

rainfall

 

 

at present it showing mostly dry

 

temps

 

 

500s

 

 

 

these are cold

 

any showers overnight would likely be wintry but i am calling dry

 

we would have a pretty hard frost if the wind was not present

 

if shielded from the wind however i would expect a frost for you overnight

 

main part on there at present is the drier bit though

 

doing these in stages and will follow on soon with thursday soon

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Lord have mercy on us please..

 

Sorry bit annoyed now so excuse me as you can fully understand (see post in storm thread)

 

p155 0ff now beyond a joke..

 

 

[Sussex Jules]

Yeah saw that Luke, don't let them wind you up.

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Yeah saw that Luke, don't let them wind you up.

 

Started now.. I will end it lol some of the mods on this forum disgust me.. 

Edited February 11, 2014 by Surrey

[Sussex Jules]

Happens every time there is some sort of severe weather event and don't even get me started on Met O warnings I swear some people view them as some sort of honour badge. Worse than a playground.

 

Fair to say it's looking a bit rough down here tomorrow on top of what we have already had and what seems to be coming up for the weekend.

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KEY BOARD WARRIORS!!!!! LOL  

 

Edit: It feels like though, you go to the time and effort to pull up charts, look at them and compare them to the old ones, then work out what is going on and inform people of you're thoughts, and then they have a go at you? Some really odd people on this planet. At least I got a bunch of good peeps in here

Edited February 11, 2014 by Surrey

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Bit OT, is there anywhere on this forum where Facebook names can be exchanged etc... Maybe a thread for it, or do we have to ask via PM / Chat?

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Bit OT, is there anywhere on this forum where Facebook names can be exchanged etc... Maybe a thread for it, or do we have to ask via PM / Chat?

 

PM people is the best way probs

[Sussex Jules]

KEY BOARD WARRIORS!!!!! LOL  

 

Edit: It feels like though, you go to the time and effort to pull up charts, look at them and compare them to the old ones, then work out what is going on and inform people of you're thoughts, and then they have a go at you? Some really odd people on this planet. At least I got a bunch of good peeps in here

Lol why do you think JP stays in here!!

 

Actually just looking at Met O and it is upping the max gust every output current max now is 62 mph gust mid afternoon that is plenty enough thank you very much!

[Storme]

Sorry to hear sandbags are on their way to you Surrey.

 

I don't go anywhere else either.

 

Video and camera charge just in case a bit of the old white stuff graces us with it's presence!

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Cheers guys, it kinda hits home when it happens because you never really think it will happen to you and it does! But people don't understand that do they? Well some people don't love you guys hug anyone?

[steveinsussex]

Sorry to hear sandbags are on their way to you Surrey.

 

I don't go anywhere else either.

 

Video and camera charge just in case a bit of the old white stuff graces us with it's presence!

 

Sorry but its not going to anytime soon

[Keraunic]

Cheers guys, it kinda hits home when it happens because you never really think it will happen to you and it does! But people don't understand that do they? Well some people don't love you guys hug anyone?

Awwwwww! We'll all have a group hug tomorrow. We'll probably need too to stop from flying off into the wide blue yonder. It is a great forum. Best I've ever been part of that's for sure.

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Awwwwww! We'll all have a group hug tomorrow. We'll probably need too to stop from flying off into the wide blue yonder.

It is a great forum. Best I've ever been part of that's for sure.

 

Indeed it is I agree the river thames has dropped 1cm in the last hour (I know massive) but with tomorrows rain I can't see this last long before it goes back up..

[john pike]

hi surrey

 

stick in here mate

 

funnily enough the last time i posted in another thread was a while back with the fax chart updates

 

strangely enough that was for the south west as well

 

seems to me flood defences only get looked at after the event

 

and even then i am beginning to think they wait to see if it drys out then do nothing

 

this thread is the best