In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 1 Oct 2006, JT wrote :

126.3 mm hr just recorded.
all downpipes could not cope
5cm standing water on patio

Sounds very much like what we experienced here.

lightning++ blew trips for lighting circuits.

Not that part, though.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)