Heavy rainfall breaks all British records

radionz.co.nz ^ | December 7, 2015 | radionz

[Berlin_Freeper]

Tens of thousands of homes are without power after Storm Desmond caused severe flooding and travel disruption across northern England and parts of Scotland.

Police yesterday declared the storm a major incident, with hundreds of people forced to leave their homes.

Lifeboat crews and soldiers have been sent to help rescue stranded residents and tens of thousands of properties are without power in northern England and Scotland.

The rainfall is being described as extreme and unprecedented. Official estimates show a record 340 millimetres of rain fell in the Lake District and northern England in 24 hours.

[katana]

For the metric challenged, 340 mm (34cm) of rain within 24 hours is over 13 inches. That was a genuine deluge. But for perspective in comparison to what one of our coastal areas might receive during a hurricane (tropical cyclone) it's probably about average.

[the scotsman]

Student?.

Is she enjoying the UK?. I wonder what she likes and dislikes.

[Twinkie]

Fang’s grandmother used to say, “Well, we can’t do anything
about the WEATHAH!” So, we take it as it comes to us and
split more firewood.

[dfwgator]

What about Storm Nigel?

[fella]

People who built in the floodplains got flooded. We need more laws to punish everybody for this.

[Vanders9]

True, but people who didn’t build in the floodplains got flooded as well.