On 07/12/15 10:49, Jonno wrote:
Dave Liquorice scribbled


On Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:17:52 -0000, Brian-Gaff wrote:

The problem is that when it happened before nobody was around to
actually record and watch the situation.

Hum, 2005, 2009 together with the recent one makes three "100 year"
floods in 10 years(*) and well within living memory. Bear in mind
that since the 2009 flood the Carlise defences were raised in height
and flood gates fitted. These heightened defences were overtopped at
the weekend... The same applies to some of the other towns also
flooded again.

Some of the river gauges have been reported as giving readings 1 to 2
METRES above the highest ever recorded levels.

It ****ed it down solidly for about 36 hours up here at around 1/4"
per hour. But we are in the Tyne catchment area so flooded Hayden
Bridge, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Corbridge ...


Apparently 14 inches of rain in the Carlise area.

It has rained here every day for around a month. That isn't normal
weather.

In Carlisle? Yes it is.


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