The Monsoons

Martin · Post: # 65811Post **Martin** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:18 am

have hit Sussex - anyone else getting a pasting? Dunno about raining cats and dogs, down here they've chucked in a few hippos as well!

thecornflake · Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:22 am

Quite a lot in Crawley, but apparently at home in Tunbridge Wells it's not too bad. It was like night time when I got to work.

pskipper · Post: # 65814Post **pskipper** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:27 am

Rumbles of thunder around salisbury and chucking it down!

Martin · Post: # 65818Post **Martin** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:29 am

you can watch it's progress - http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/live_storm_data.htm

cir3ngirl · Post: # 65819Post **cir3ngirl** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:51 am

Thank goodness our house is at the top of the hill.

Cassiepod · Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:50 am

Wahey we're dry for once.

I hope it all manages to drain away and doesn't build up

I like th idea of hippos coming out of the sky

mybarnconversion · Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:25 am

Plenty of rain here ... the British Monsoon Season is upon us ....

Martin · Post: # 65845Post **Martin** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:04 pm

mind you, there could be an upside to it!

http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=3048233

Martin · Post: # 65848Post **Martin** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:09 pm

and if anyone remembers the floods that hit the south a few years ago - (they showed the same excellent shot several times of an inflatable boat whizzing round by the traffic lights, where the water was lapping near the top of the poles) - shows how prepared we're going to be for climate chaos - this is Uckfield today! http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=3048062

Martin · Post: # 65850Post **Martin** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:17 pm

it definitely included several hippos! - from the Sussex Express -

"NEARLY two inches of rain fell on Uckfield in little over an hour.
The storm caused the town centre to flood to a depth of about eight inches.
Police have confirmed the River Uck did not cause this morning's flooding.

A statement from Sussex Police said the town centre suffered 'localised flooding' caused by heavy rain.

'48mm (almost two inches) of rain fell in the period between 9.30am and 10.45am causing flash flooding of approximately eight inches in depth in the area of the lower traffic lights in the High Street."

Shirley · Post: # 65852Post **Shirley** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:18 pm

Martin wrote:mind you, there could be an upside to it!
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=3048233

YAY!

Oh... and I guess it will wash Homer Simpson away too so do we blame the raindancers?

red · Post: # 65854Post **red** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:43 pm

guess we are lucky here too - sunny day here.

hamster · Post: # 65857Post **hamster** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:50 pm

Not too bad up north (yet), but my poor boyfriend's moving all our stuff into the house today. Poor chap'll be drenched by the looks of things.

Glad I'm out of it.

*slaps wrist*

mybarnconversion · Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:17 pm

Martin wrote:mind you, there could be an upside to it!
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=3048233

...Horray

... there is a God afterall!

Cassiepod · Post: # 65860Post **Cassiepod** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:20 pm

Goodness me that's not actually a laughing matter.

hope everyone, their crops and livestock are ok