[Christopher]

Ottery St Mary was on the main BBC news at 1pm. River flowing down the road. One house flooded to nearly the first floor - incredible footage.

Seems the METO got the warning area spot. So well done METO.

I am not just here to constantly 'bash' them. I say what I see and on this occasion they did a good job.

[mam35]

ChaserUK, on 07 July 2012 - 10:25, said:

Well not sure of this is the right thread but I am sure everyone saw that programme end of March about 'Global Weirding' - a term now used for the 'odd' weather being experienced globally. Not only did they mention one extreme to the next, but the example was record breaking drought in Texas followed by record breaking floods and rain - the programme was almost precisely inbetween our 'drought' period this year which as we know has been followed by all this rain.

Maybe these extreme rainfall events are happening as our climate settles down into a new pattern.

Anyway, utterly miserable here in Jersey, another day off ruined!

Im pretty new to the study of weather in general, and phenomenom. and as many probably know already i experienced the supercell storm covering Burbage, Leicestershire last Thursday. As a result I have been searching around and studying. it seems to me that many believe climate change to be 'inevitable' and even so, much of what we are seeing has been seen in varying ways (sometimes even more severe) in past history (eg: the hail storm reported from 1843)

Still mild here in Leicestershire...although im still expecting some rain to appear later.

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[Dave K]

mam35, on 07 July 2012 - 11:30, said:

Im pretty new to the study of weather in general, and phenomenom. and as many probably know already i experienced the supercell storm covering Burbage, Leicestershire last Thursday. As a result I have been searching around and studying. it seems to me that many believe climate change to be 'inevitable' and even so, much of what we are seeing has been seen in varying ways (sometimes even more severe) in past history (eg: the hail storm reported from 1843)

Still mild here in Leicestershire...although im still expecting some rain to appear later.

It's also a question of whether these events are becoming more frequent than in the past, something harder to establish because of much greater reportage in these days of mass media.

[PK2]

Dan G, on 07 July 2012 - 09:52, said:

Thanks John.

The the EA area manager has just been on Radio Devon. Only a handful of homes have actually flooded. Listening to the travel bulletin there's only a couple of roads closed, only one major one. There's only one severe flood warning in place, the Yealm at Yealmpton, but that has peaked and is falling quickly now.

Further east, into east Devon and Dorset, the slower-responding, more low-land rivers like the Exe, Otter, and Axe are coming up, but well down on where they were in April.

Also whilst listening to the travel bulletin I'd heard about the trouble in Edinburgh

Quote

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-18752225
Lothian Fire and Rescue has taken more than 75 calls in the past three hours, and a flood response team is preparing to evacuate householders in the Colonies area of the city. Several roads are shut, and rivers like the Esk and Tyne have seen flooding. Among the capital's road closures are part of the A720 bypass, the A7 Dalkeith Road and Balcarres Street between Morningside Road and Craighouse Gardens. Colonies area of Edinburgh A response team is to evacuate householders in the Colonies area Holyrood Road near the city centre and parts of the Trinity area are also badly affected.

but that needs only a yellow warning???

[Christopher]

River Bride now on Severe flood warning, near to Lyme Regis

[mam35]

Big Dave, on 07 July 2012 - 11:40, said:

It's also a question of whether these events are becoming more frequent than in the past, something harder to establish because of much greater reportage in these days of mass media.

Yes, exactly what i thought, with much of the world today, media reporting is much more widespread. There could of been many instances of severe weather, and changeable climate that is not reported from the past.

[Uskys]

The radar shows Swanage area under heavy rain for a while

[mam35]

Rain moving towards Leicestershire now i think, skies are turning a bit greyer, was expecting later afternoon (4-5) but i think it may arrive sooner.

[Lightning Hunter]

Rain has continued to get heavier here this afternoon.

30 hrs since it started....

[sherrie]

Finaly stopped raining in Axminster.

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[mam35]

Raining in Leicestershire now, a little heavier then i expected, was expecting lighter rain this afternoon and a heavier band of rain tonight but there you go

[Uskys]

sherrie, on 07 July 2012 - 13:58, said:

Finaly stopped raining in Axminster. I think just about every road in or out is now shut and is very quiet traffic wise just been constant sirens all day. Not good, feel so sorry for people who have had their houses flooded today.

Have you seen the posts I put in theflood thread and the rain watch thread Sherrie? also rainfall data from Colyton and the radar pictures David has put in the synoptic threadfor East Devon. Its been the worst night for bad weather in east devon since the ottery hail storm in 2009 and probably much longer.

are the main roads shut too?

[sherrie]

I will go and have a read Uskeys. Yes the main roads are shut. The A30 by pass to Exeter was shut from early this morning and as the days gone on more and more roads have been closed.

[mam35]

Sunny again now in Leicestershire, i cant keep up. Very variable/changeable weather, as was expected i guess. Im still expecting to have heavy showers tonight.

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[Lightning Hunter]

Satellite images look great today.

The weather of the whole of Western Europe effectively rotating around west Dorset/Devon

[Dave K]

Lightning Hunter, on 07 July 2012 - 17:33, said:

Satellite images look great today.

The weather of the whole of Western Europe effectively rotating around west Dorset/Devon

It is impressive in a depressing way! Some lucky places such as SE Ireland seem to have had the sunshine all day though.

[rosskesava]

Looking at the rain radar I notice that yet again the Portsmouth/Southampton area got a real dose of rain (16-32mm/hour)at about 17.30. During the past few months that has happened quiet a number of times yet the surrounding areas don't seem to get the rain to the same extent.

[Ian Williams]

I am at work in Plymouth and i have trains coming out of my ears - all trains east and north of here for remainder of the night, the poor passengers stranded here have been told there is no road transport and that they should get on trains and go back to Cornwall. The reason that there is no road transport is because none of the bus firms are willing to take the job on because of how bad the flooding is. I am glad i am a signaller out of the way and not station staff - because i think they are about to get lynched!!

[Uskys]

Ian Williams, on 07 July 2012 - 18:58, said:

I am at work in Plymouth and i have trains coming out of my ears - all trains east and north of here for remainder of the night, the poor passengers stranded here have been told there is no road transport and that they should get on trains and go back to Cornwall. The reason that there is no road transport is because none of the bus firms are willing to take the job on because of how bad the flooding is. I am glad i am a signaller out of the way and not station staff - because i think they are about to get lynched!!

I was waiting to hear if you were working & how you were getting on.... at least the time will fly by.

[Ian Williams]

Uskys, on 07 July 2012 - 19:01, said:

I was waiting to hear if you were working & how you were getting on.... at least the time will fly by.

lol I had to close the up line this morning due to there being over 6 inches of floodwater over the top of the railhead, then left all the aftermath to my relief this morning. Seems he has now got me back! FWIW its sunny here