Alan Gardiner wrote:
Peter Thomas wrote:
Godalming, Surrey 1400 22/09/06


Actual
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Very heavy rain for last hour or more. Visibility poor. Drains
overflowing. Motor traffic slow, with marked bow-waves.

Some thunder.

Forecasts
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'light rain' per BBC 5-day http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml
also from Met Office gor near0by Guildford

0.4mm at noon per Metcheck.com

Met Office warning of heavy rain for Midlands , Eastern Counties and
Yorks & Lincs


Really must look at the charts. Do they publish an explanation of how
actual differs from forecast?

The radar currently shows the heaviest rain to be over East Sussex and
Surrey; confirmed by this observation. The severe weather warningdoes not
seem reflect the actual position which is rather odd given that the
forecasters have access to high resolution images. Perhaps they expect the
rain to intensify even more as it moves north and they don't think it is
heavy enough to warrant a warning for Sussex and Suffolk..The European radar
image has been showing this heavy rain moving up from France for many hours
so it is not as if it ahs suddenly developed.

Alan

There was a spell of very heavy rain (guess 20mm/hr) here just
after 1100Z and there is still light rain with moderate bursts at the
moment. The wind has increased considerably and is now S to SSW force
3-4. Not a very good forecast.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.