The exceptional rainfall of 20 July 2007

[knocker]

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On 20 July 2007, many places in central southern England and the south Midlands had their wettest day on record. This resulted
from up to 18 hours of rainfall, often heavy, over an area stretching from the Thames Valley north-westwards across the Cotswolds
and Severn Valley to mid-Wales. The highest totals were recorded in Gloucestershire,Worcestershire, Oxfordshire and adjacent
counties. Localized flooding soon affected thousands of homes and businesses and caused severe road and rail transport disruption
across a wide area. Many rivers subsequently burst their banks, including the lower Severn, the upper Thames and their
tributaries. The flooding was exacerbated by the preceding unsettled weather, with over twice the average rainfall across the south
and west Midlands in May and June.

 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.308/epdf

[Paul]

Remember it very well, as Pershore was badly hit. Some amazing photos from around the country here

https://www.netweather.tv/forum/gallery/category/35-flooding-july-07/

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[I remember Atlantic 252]

Horrid, remember it well, 21st was actually the worst here, similar actually to child of Nadine (karin) 23-25 Sept '12

synoptic setup different yes, but feels/looked the same

[cheeky_monkey]

remember this well also..i was attending a meeting in Monmouth and had to get back to Exeter..the M5 was closed just north of Bristol due to flooding..i managed to just miss this and once south of Bristol the weather cleared.