Large torrential pea size hail in Bournemouth now. Pictures to follow. Car
alarms being set off. Ground completely covered. Hail flowing past on path
outside.

Gary

"Gary Livemore" wrote in message
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Large torrential pea size hail in Bournemouth now. Pictures to
follow. Car alarms being set off. Ground completely covered. Hail
flowing past on path outside.


.... yes indeed: here in West Moors the sequence was:

1020Z on way to Sainsbury at Tricketts Cross (about 1.5km to SE of us)
violent, single CG stroke in direction of Ferndown golf course: we
were in light rain then.
1050-1110Z [ at Sainsbury ] distant thunder (but only enough to code
as a 'light' thunderstorm, i.e. -TS), but heavy rain (+RA) and intense
fall of small hail (+GS) - the latter a significant element of overall
PPN, much of it 2-4mm diameter, but very isolated ~5mm diameter
elements; covering car park, cars, etc., temporarily.

Getting back here ~1130Z, obvious that small hail element had affected
us too: isolated drifts of hail with a scattering in places - road up
from A31 (Pinehurst Road) tricky in places due to accumulated hail.

Martin.



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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

"Martin Rowley" wrote in
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"Gary Livemore" wrote in message
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Large torrential pea size hail in Bournemouth now. Pictures to
follow. Car alarms being set off. Ground completely covered. Hail
flowing past on path outside.


... yes indeed: here in West Moors the sequence was:

1020Z on way to Sainsbury at Tricketts Cross (about 1.5km to SE of
us) violent, single CG stroke in direction of Ferndown golf course:
we were in light rain then.
1050-1110Z [ at Sainsbury ] distant thunder (but only enough to code
as a 'light' thunderstorm, i.e. -TS), but heavy rain (+RA) and
intense fall of small hail (+GS) - the latter a significant element
of overall PPN, much of it 2-4mm diameter, but very isolated ~5mm
diameter elements; covering car park, cars, etc., temporarily.

Getting back here ~1130Z, obvious that small hail element had
affected us too: isolated drifts of hail with a scattering in
places - road up from A31 (Pinehurst Road) tricky in places due to
accumulated hail.



.... oh, nearly forgot: ~13 mm of PPN (hail/rain mix/since 09Z) -
though in my experience this means that a good proportion of the rain
will have been 'lost' as the gauge would have been temporarily clogged
from what must have been a rapid hail fall - certainly the gutter
downfalls were blocked for a time as there are small 'overflow' piles
underneath the corners of the buildings.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
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Gary Livemore wrote:
Large torrential pea size hail in Bournemouth now. Pictures to follow. Car
alarms being set off. Ground completely covered. Hail flowing past on path
outside.

Webcam archives from today:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/w...2007&m=11&d=19
(East Cliff looking north; the tall building is on the Christchurch Road)

Jonathan

Some great shots on your web cam Jonathan.

Hail was quite intense. Must have been a few roads flooded due to the
intensity and due to hail and leaves blocking drains.

You can see some pics on the below link. Probably about another 12mm fell
today on top of yesterdays approx 40mm.
Not great quality pics as taken on my phone, but gives you an idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.li...9thNov2007.htm

Looking at the forecast for the week. I would think that the Stour, Avon and
Frome rivers will all be very high by the end of the week.
The rivers are fed from chalk streams. Ground water levels must be quite
high compared to last year after the wet summer we have had even with the
dry autumn.

Lower Avon and Upper Frome already have flood watches after yestersday rain.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...ty=3& lang=_e

Gary
Bournemouth






"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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Gary Livemore wrote:
Large torrential pea size hail in Bournemouth now. Pictures to follow.
Car alarms being set off. Ground completely covered. Hail flowing past on
path outside.

Webcam archives from today:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/w...2007&m=11&d=19
(East Cliff looking north; the tall building is on the Christchurch Road)

Jonathan

"Gary Livemore" wrote
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Looking at the forecast for the week. I would think that the Stour,
Avon and Frome rivers will all be very high by the end of the week.

.... we crossed the Stour early this afternoon (19th) going to/from
Poole: already looking 'full' of water after the rain of the past 36
hours.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley wrote:

... we crossed the Stour early this afternoon (19th) going to/from
Poole: already looking 'full' of water after the rain of the past 36
hours.

It's as full as I've seen it since moving down in March. I get a fairly
good view of the valley from the train to Southampton every day.

Although I suspect it has been plenty worse in the past!

Jonathan

It sure has. The environment agency has a gauging station on the River Stour
at Throop, not far from Bournemouth. A small wooden bridge crosses the river
over the weir for the gauging station. Its amazing the amount of water
thundering underneath when the river is high. When the river is very high
you can't get to the weir due to the path being flooded.

http://www.eyemead.com/levels.htm has the Stour River levels and other info
on it although not updated every day.

Catchement area for the Stour is about 500sq mile. Takes a while for any
flooding to work its way down stream.

Gary



"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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Martin Rowley wrote:

... we crossed the Stour early this afternoon (19th) going to/from Poole:
already looking 'full' of water after the rain of the past 36 hours.

It's as full as I've seen it since moving down in March. I get a fairly
good view of the valley from the train to Southampton every day.

Although I suspect it has been plenty worse in the past!

Jonathan

Gary Livemore wrote:

http://www.eyemead.com/levels.htm has the Stour River levels and other info
on it although not updated every day.

That's an excellent site - the personal touch and dedication of the
person drawing the charts by hand and scanning them is quite something!

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/
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"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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"Gary Livemore" wrote in message
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Large torrential pea size hail in Bournemouth now. Pictures to follow.
Car alarms being set off. Ground completely covered. Hail flowing past
on path outside.


... yes indeed: here in West Moors the sequence was:

1020Z on way to Sainsbury at Tricketts Cross (about 1.5km to SE of us)
violent, single CG stroke in direction of Ferndown golf course: we were
in light rain then.
1050-1110Z [ at Sainsbury ] distant thunder (but only enough to code as a
'light' thunderstorm, i.e. -TS), but heavy rain (+RA) and intense fall of
small hail (+GS) - the latter a significant element of overall PPN, much
of it 2-4mm diameter, but very isolated ~5mm diameter elements; covering
car park, cars, etc., temporarily.

Getting back here ~1130Z, obvious that small hail element had affected us
too: isolated drifts of hail with a scattering in places - road up from
A31 (Pinehurst Road) tricky in places due to accumulated hail.



... oh, nearly forgot: ~13 mm of PPN (hail/rain mix/since 09Z) - though in
my experience this means that a good proportion of the rain will have been
'lost' as the gauge would have been temporarily clogged from what must
have been a rapid hail fall - certainly the gutter downfalls were blocked
for a time as there are small 'overflow' piles underneath the corners of
the buildings.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
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I thought I was living a charmed life on the golf course today at
Paultons (4 miles SW of Romsey), particularly as I had forgotten
my waterproofs! Bathed in sunshine, I was watching CB after
CB parade from south to north, both to the east and west of us.
A very pleasant day in stark contrast to yesterday.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)