Flooding in Britain

[swamprat69er]

You people across the pond in Britain try to stay warm and dry, eh?

[August]

You people across the pond in Britain try to stay warm and dry, eh?

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[Jimbuna]

I'd love to hear from those in the 'under threat' areas on the east coast, Oberon/Jamie for example.

I'm located near the entrance to the Tyne and the flooded area was ten mile up river at Newcastle but only superficial damage resulted as far as I'm aware.

East Anglia and Norfolk may have been the worst hit and two deaths as far as I can ascertain:

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-12-04/severe-uk-weather-warnings-gales-and-flooding/

[bertieck476]

Some places have had it bad and completely lost their homes, essex police have said those that were evacuated (essex) can return home.

[Oberon]

We're in the clear now, but it was a fitful night that's for sure. I think I finally dozed off around 2am. Went down to the sea at 7:30 this morning to take a look, and it was a close run thing, but the defences built after the floods of 1953 managed to hold, and we stayed dry. I've taken some pictures, and when I find where I've packed the SD card reader I'll put them up.

Lowestoft copped it fairly badly, and Hemsby has lost two or three houses off the cliff into the sea as well as its lifeboat station, Ipswich had a bit of flooding in places but nothing too severe.
In some places in the country, this event was actually worse than 1953, you can see the surge in this graph here:
http://www.ntslf.org/data/realtime?port=Lowestoft&span=2

It arrived far faster and higher than expected, but we made it, thankfully, we made it. :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

A holiday park just south of Cleethorpes was slightly flooded, and Immingham docks were flooded - my mate's office was lifted and moved two foot. Water over the promenade but not too much else I think. Trains between Scunny (can't put the proper name as it gets filtered out) and Cleethorpes are cancelled. Along the Humber and its tributaries there is quite some flooding in areas. The biggest difference between this and the great flood of '53, aside from some defence work, is communication - telephone warnings went out, and flood alarms sounded, and the media ensured people knew what a storm surge actually is rather than just letting people sleep easy like if '53.

I know (loosely, in an internet way) the son of the guy in Retford who was killed by a falling tree. :cry:

[STEED]

Stiff upper lip people we are British we can take it.

Tea & cucumber sandwiches now serving.

[fireftr18]

Thoughts and prayers to our friends in Britain.

[Jimbuna]

Stiff upper lip people we are British we can take it.

Tea & cucumber sandwiches now serving.

I'll have a pie and a pint :sunny:

[eddie]

Can't forget the pint, eh Jim!:D

[Dan D]

On the Northern Coast of Germany people were expecting the worst because during the last "Orkan" in 1962 347 people died. This time it turned out to be safe:
http://www.tagesschau.de/schlusslicht/xaverstyle100.html

"Xaver sTlye"m German television after the storm, if you have the patience(the video).

[TarJak]

So did anyone get their feet wet?

[Jimbuna]

Can't forget the pint, eh Jim!:D

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2884/drunkcob.gif

[eddie]

:haha::haha:

[Jimbuna]

Young Buna rang earlier, he is currently on a couple of work related courses in Amsterdam and on returning to his hotel yesterday evening he had to step over a 2' high section of sandbags to gain entry.

[eddie]

Hope everyone will be ok over there!