Cumbrian floods

[Hibee_Rab]

Any other cumbrian hibees getting a bit wet?

[Phil D. Rolls]

Any other cumbrian hibees getting a bit wet?

Sounds grim, what are the conditions like?

[poolman]

Just seen film on BBC News 24 and it looks horrendous

Must be terrible for the residents in Cockermouth

Also, sadly, a policeman is missing after a bridge collapsed under the weight and volume of water :bitchy:

[Hibee_Rab]

It's pretty grim. A house down the road from mine was under water earlier toady. I'm lucky I live up the hill or I would probably be in one of the evacuation centres right now. The strange thing is the rain was constant but never heavy. It stopped at around 10 this morning but is supposed to start again tonigt. Hopefull it won't be as bad.

[Twa Cairpets]

I used to live in Workington and my brother in law has a shop thats been flooded in Cockermouth. Not good.

Having been forced out of my house in Linlithgow by a flash-flood for the better part of 6 months ten years ago, its an experience I wouldnt wish on anyone. Wading through your living room is a surreal experience.

[s.a.m]

It's pretty grim. A house down the road from mine was under water earlier toady. I'm lucky I live up the hill or I would probably be in one of the evacuation centres right now. The strange thing is the rain was constant but never heavy. It stopped at around 10 this morning but is supposed to start again tonigt. Hopefull it won't be as bad.

You'll know a lot better than me living there, but we were in Ullswater in the October break last year(?), and there was lots of rain. Not in itself of epic proportions, but it was streaming down the hills (visibly) and blocking the roads, and the lakes were rising up above road level. Loads of ways and places for the water to accumulate in the Lake District.

[Hibee_Rab]

I used to live in Workington and my brother in law has a shop thats been flooded in Cockermouth. Not good.

Having been forced out of my house in Linlithgow by a flash-flood for the better part of 6 months ten years ago, its an experience I wouldnt wish on anyone. Wading through your living room is a surreal experience.

Yeah I went into cockermouth. Wading through the streets and seeing all the damage simple water can do was crazy.


You'll know a lot better than me living there, but we were in Ullswater in the October break last year(?), and there was lots of rain. Not in itself of epic proportions, but it was streaming down the hills (visibly) and blocking the roads, and the lakes were rising up above road level. Loads of ways and places for the water to accumulate in the Lake District.

Yeah well the floods in carlisle a few years back were the same. When it's heavy storm rain it tends to wear of faster so the whole place does not just fill up.

[Sylar]

Allegedly, it was a 1/1000 year event, which you just can't plan for. All planning legislation in the UK plans to a 1/200 year level in regards to flood risk.

Looking at the precip/discharge data on the EA website, it's staggering!