South East England & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 15/02/14

[Jason T]

Another one.

 

 

Someone's car vanished down one the other day

 

Its the 6th sinkhole in 2 weeks. Bloody worrying stuff this, Much higher water table levels are just now washing away stability in some areas.

[Alixzandra]

A fair day down here, only had a brief shower of icy rain around 7pm.  The Brighton mainline is still flooded and the water table has risen above the line and still rising.  The underground river and surrounding chalk land that runs along the main Lewes Road drag, I think must now be at capacity as the water is starting to come up through some of the drains.  Patcham has had a large pumping system installed to try an alleviate the situation.

 

On the tour I did of the victorian sewers the engineers showed us a 'overflow containment area' this was like an extra storm drain emergency contingent.  They described how when the last major flood event came in 2000, it filled so quickly they had no options but to let it out to sea without treating it or it would have just flooded back up drains, toilets etc.  It does make me wonder how many times they have had to use this tactic during this long dreary winter.  

[lassie23]

A fair day down here, only had a brief shower of icy rain around 7pm.  The Brighton mainline is still flooded and the water table has risen above the line and still rising.  The underground river and surrounding chalk land that runs along the main Lewes Road drag, I think must now be at capacity as the water is starting to come up through some of the drains.  Patcham has had a large pumping system installed to try an alleviate the situation.

 

On the tour I did of the victorian sewers the engineers showed us a 'overflow containment area' this was like an extra storm drain emergency contingent.  They described how when the last major flood event came in 2000, it filled so quickly they had no options but to let it out to sea without treating it or it would have just flooded back up drains, toilets etc.  It does make me wonder how many times they have had to use this tactic during this long dreary winter.  

no swimming in brighton this summer...yuck. My brother has an interview in brighton on friday, will he be able to get there by rail?

[Alixzandra]

no swimming in brighton this summer...yuck. My brother has an interview in brighton on friday, will he be able to get there by rail?

Don't know how long they will have to wait for the water to recede and the damage to the signalling boxes.  May have to take a train to Lewes and then connection with Brighton if he would normally use the main London to Brighton Line.  The Local rag 'The Argus' is doing travel updates on it, so he can check in with whats happening there.

[lassie23]

Yes he was going to use the main london to brighton line, if there is more rain, then the flooding will not be sorted, maybe he should drive instead. Thankyou for the info, very helpful.

[Snowangel-MK]

Its the 6th sinkhole in 2 weeks. Bloody worrying stuff this,

*sings*We are sinking, we are sinking MK will soon be by the sea(To the tune of we are sailing)

[Ruthie]

Its the 6th sinkhole in 2 weeks. Bloody worrying stuff this, Much higher water table levels are just now washing away stability in some areas.

Tis a worrying pattern, sky news just said fire brigade said its 25foot wide. Defo said wide,, as I wasn't sure if they meant deep. Very wide if that big... I see one Croxley green near Watford today too.Raining here now, was so lovely not having rain yesterday and most of today.Quite mild too.

[lassie23]

Tis a worrying pattern, sky news just said fire brigade said its 25foot wide. Defo said wide,, as I wasn't sure if they meant deep. Very wide if that big... I see one Croxley green near Watford today too.Raining here now, was so lovely not having rain yesterday and most of today.Quite mild too.

It was potholes last winter, now 25ft sinkholes. whatever next.....very frightening

[lassie23]

Terrifying holes that are opening up all over Britain: They're appearing at FIVE TIMES their normal rate and further bad weather could mean we haven't seen the last of them

• Sinkholes seen in Kent, South-East London and Hemel Hempstead
• One in High Wycombe engulfed a car as it was parked in the driveway
• Expert believes sinkholes are appearing five times their normal rate
• Forecast heavy rain could mean more holes appear around the country

from mail online btw

[Eskimo]

Terrifying holes that are opening up all over Britain: They're appearing at FIVE TIMES their normal rate and further bad weather could mean we haven't seen the last of them

• Sinkholes seen in Kent, South-East London and Hemel Hempstead
• One in High Wycombe engulfed a car as it was parked in the driveway
• Expert believes sinkholes are appearing five times their normal rate
• Forecast heavy rain could mean more holes appear around the country

from mail online btw

 

Global warming. 

[Biensie]

Terrifying holes that are opening up all over Britain: They're appearing at FIVE TIMES their normal rate and further bad weather could mean we haven't seen the last of them

• Sinkholes seen in Kent, South-East London and Hemel Hempstead
• One in High Wycombe engulfed a car as it was parked in the driveway
• Expert believes sinkholes are appearing five times their normal rate
• Forecast heavy rain could mean more holes appear around the country

from mail online btw

 

Its true, we have one appeared at my sons school and one on the motorway near us! very worrying..

 

Maybe we should change the Snow Depth Cup Challenge to the Sink Hole Challenge!  

Edited February 17, 2014 by Biensie

[lassie23]

Britain's flood misery will drag on till MAY as forecasters warn of MORE torrential rain BRITAIN’S flood misery is set to drag on for MONTHS as forecasters warn of more torrential rain on the way.

From the daily express, so feel free to laugh at this one.

[Snowangel-MK]

whatever next.....very frightening

An even more frightening 'Viking' apocalypse .. ? ...Believers say that when 'Ragnarok' arrives on February 22nd the Earth will split open unleashing the inhabitants of Hell - maybe not Vikings or Hell but it really makes you seriously wonder what is next !

[john pike]

do you ever get that sinking feeling?

 

sorry couldnt help it

[lassie23]

Pork pie row sparks mass brawl at wedding

 

not weather related but couldn't resist this from the sun

[Keraunic]

It's raining a tiny bit here. Well, we need it.....not!

The flat I went to see today was awful. Smelt of damp and dirt. It definitely needs to disappear down a sink hole IMO.

Oh.....Fenris is scratching at the window......oh, hang on, it's Banshee the cat.

[Snowangel-MK]

do you ever get that sinking feeling?

 

sorry couldnt help it

Police Alerts UK & News reports

‪#‎UK‬ 'Sixth Sinkhole' Leaves House Close To Collapse

Three homes have been evacuated over fears one was in danger of collapse after a sinkhole - the UK's sixth in a month - opened up.

A cordon has been put in place to protect members of the public in Magdelen's Road in Ripon, North ‪#‎Yorkshire‬, after police were alerted at about 5.40pm on Monday.

No injuries have been reported at this stage and police officers are going from house to house to warn residents close to the affected properties.

Firefighters, ambulance crews, utilities engineers and structural engineers are also at the scene.

[lassie23]

Britain set for BEST summer ever as nation says goodbye to winter from HELL

AS Britain's worst winter in decades is almost over, scientists are predicting this year's summer could be the BEST ever.

 

this from the daily star

[john pike]

fax charts for what its worth

 

 

thursday night more likely to see more thunderstorms

 

however should move through quickly

 

gusty south west wind

 

dry other than that

 

could be quite a cold day

 

sat

 

a chilly but not to strong north west flow

 

trough over us again

 

feeling cold again

 

some showers but look to be less intense as will cross through before the warmer uppers arrive

 

dry if you exclude the trough

 

ukmo at 144 looks dry

 

and a shade warmer

 

lets see what these show tomorrow now

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Hear there is a thunder risk for tomorrow, we've already seen a fair bit in this extraordinarily wild start to 2014!

[john pike]

Police Alerts UK & News reports‪#‎UK‬ 'Sixth Sinkhole' Leaves House Close To CollapseThree homes have been evacuated over fears one was in danger of collapse after a sinkhole - the UK's sixth in a month - opened up.A cordon has been put in place to protect members of the public in Magdelen's Road in Ripon, North ‪#‎Yorkshire‬, after police were alerted at about 5.40pm on Monday.No injuries have been reported at this stage and police officers are going from house to house to warn residents close to the affected properties.Firefighters, ambulance crews, utilities engineers and structural engineers are also at the scene.

 

hi mk

 

not mocking but this has been going on for years now

 

also you know my thoughts and not much we can do about it

 

i think a lot of problems stem from building on unsuitable land

 

like building on floodplains

 

edit

 

its raining

Edited February 17, 2014 by john pike

[lassie23]

ALIENS STOLE MY WHEELIE BIN

 

 

last one from ufo weekly

[john pike]

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_cartes.php?ech=204&code=0&mode=2

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_cartes.php?ech=204&code=0&mode=0

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_cartes.php?ech=204&code=0&mode=1

 

pub run

 

but its what it shows for now

[Crepuscular Ray]

Britain set for BEST summer ever as nation says goodbye to winter from HELL

AS Britain's worst winter in decades is almost over, scientists are predicting this year's summer could be the BEST ever.

 

this from the daily star

 

I'll believe it when I see it. And what do they mean by BEST anyway? Hosepipe ban by July? 

[afcone]

Britain set for BEST summer ever as nation says goodbye to winter from HELL

AS Britain's worst winter in decades is almost over, scientists are predicting this year's summer could be the BEST ever.

 

this from the daily star

It's quite fun to watch the Star gradually mutate into the Express for people with an even lower reading age... They've had quite quite a few weather stories with quotes from 'scientists' recently and following the Express approach of chuck in a quote from the Met Office that's quite measured, then switch and bait with some nutter from his shed talking about apocalyptic snow or deadly heat waves. Cheap way to get 'news' I suppose...