South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 24/8/13 ------------>

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Just got this through from a friend - shows the bridge in Hockley under water!   Easing a little - but now up to  87.3mmhockley bridge.jpg

Blimey! Always used to be a trouble spot during heavy rain until they did the drains. Not sufficient to cope with today's deluge. Traffic lights look like they gave up the ghost early!

[Anvils in the Sky]

85.2mm now in Rayleigh and still falling!

Crikey!!! Over 3 inches of rain in one afternoon! That's amazing. But the radar does show your spot has been stuck under the heaviest falls all afternoon. Surely (if there's a measuring station nearby) it will come up as the country's wettest place today??

 

I thought we'd had a wet few hours here, just to your south, but we've only had 14mm. Pales into insignificance compared to your stats. A few miles can make a huge difference!

[Froze were the Days]

85.2mm now in Rayleigh and still falling!

 

I feel your rainfall gauge is inaccurate! just to the north east of you and nearer to 40mm but saying that it might be mine!

[alexisj9]

Only had light rain here so far, it dry at the moment but feels very muggy.

[kold weather]

To be fair even a few miles may make the difference from being in the bullseye and getting much less. The rain sure has been impressive in south Essex today!

[Matty J]

It's rained here most of the day but the last 2 hours have been torrential! Our patio is under a good few inches of water and it's never been totally submerged in 30 years!

Also seen a video of Southend seafront under a good foot of water which has entered the amusement arcades and shops, hell the ice cream signs were floating down the street & apparently the water stinks!

[Anvils in the Sky]

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10633483.Updated__Torrential_rain_causes_severe_flooding_across_south_Essex/

[Eskimo]

Very dark here!

[Essexgooner]

Yes that's a car roof..... had a rain shower this afternoon in here in Essex 

Edited August 24, 2013 by Essexgooner

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Yes that's a car roof..... had a rain shower this afternoon in here in Essex

Blimey where is that? Ashingdon?

[Essexgooner]

Blimey where is that? Ashingdon?

 

Near, Hockley

[Captain Shortwave]

hmm on second thoughts

Excellent day here, that rain would have put Northgate street under water again 

[DannyH]

 

Blimey where is that? Ashingdon?

 

Near, Hockley

 

Doesn't surprise me - used to live near that bridge and have never seen it that bad.. My station has recorded 92.4mm so far and looking at some of the pictures coming in a few miles east/west of Rayleigh I don't think its far off..  We've been stuck under the main intense zone from around midday and it hasn't stopped at all.

Edited August 24, 2013 by DannyH

[Methuselah]

hmm on second thoughts

Excellent day here, that rain would have put Northgate street under water again 

I'm inclined to agree!

[Essexgooner]

 

 

Blimey where is that? Ashingdon?

 

Near, Hockley

 

Doesn't surprise me - used to live near that bridge and have never seen it that bad.. My station has recorded 92.4mm so far and looking at some of the pictures coming in a few miles east/west of Rayleigh I don't think its far off..  We've been stuck under the main intense zone from around midday and it hasn't stopped at all.

No, even the seafront has flooded hasn't it, and the tides out, lol

[Guest William Grimsley]

Yes that's a car roof..... had a rain shower this afternoon in here in Essex 

Blimey I never knew Essex had the rain THIS BAD! More than just a rain shower!

[Essexgooner]

Blimey I never knew Essex had the rain THIS BAD! More than just a rain shower!

 

 

haha, south and east Essex has had rain since the early hours non stop, some of it very heavy as you can see

[Eskimo]

Torrential rain here for the past 90 mins, drains are filling up and pouring into my neighbour's garage. Can see the pour bugger brushing the water away

[PiggiePalace]

Interesting to see just how narrow the area was: Have checked out various weather stations following the A127 from London out towards Southend/Leigh on Sea:

 

Daily rain totals currently recorded as follows

 

Epping   14.5mm

Harold Hill   14.7mm

Upminster   31.0mm

Rayleigh South   16.5mm - think this might be a glitch/typo

Laindon     68.6mm

Eastwood Leigh on Sea 63.3mm

Southend on Sea 69.6mm

 

Just glad this lot didn;t fall in Sussex otherwise I;d be under 1m of water now!

Edited August 24, 2013 by PiggiePalace

[Essexgooner]

Why did they even attempt it, lmao A127

Edited August 24, 2013 by Essexgooner

[Guest William Grimsley]

haha, south and east Essex has had rain since the early hours non stop, some of it very heavy as you can see

haha, yes I can see that clearly gosh!

Why did they even attempt it, lmao A127

Nutter!

[anything-but]

Still coming down a treat here,must be at roughly 50mm total so far today,picked up again in the last 15 minutes too.

[RUSH]

evening all

 

stopped raining in kt3 now,The rain must of stopped proper the cats gone back out

[saint]

Herts Fire Control â€@HertsFRSControl8m

An extremely busy afternoon as we have assisted Essex by taking over 200 calls relating to floodings in Essex caused by the heavy rain.

 

(From Twitter)

[DannyH]

95.7mm on my station and its getting heavier again - lots of reports on Rayleigh facebook groups about houses along London Road and Downhall Park Way in Rayleigh being flooded and roads breaking up. Seems Rayleigh and Hockley have been worst hit.