"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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On Aug 3, 8:50 am, Paul Hyett wrote:
In case you weren't already aware of how bad it was...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire...eries/july_flo...
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email
me)

It is interesting that many of the places flooded are not low-
lying or near the Severn, eg Moreton-in-Marsh, about 400ft, and parts
of Cheltenham. The floods were not due simply to the Severn getting
too big for its boots but ti the tremendous amounts of rain which
actually fell on or near the flooded places.
What was the highest daily total on July 20th? I know that
Brize Norton got 126 mm. Any others?

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

The Severn Valley usually floods because of rain
water moving downstream from Wales. What made
this event so unusual was that the flood water
originated locally due to prolonged torrential rain
over the Cotswolds, far exceeding the amount that
eventually makes it's way through Shrewsbury,
Bridgnorth, Worcester, Bewdley, etc. It was an
unusual and extraordinary event comparable to
Lynton/Lynmouth and Boscastle, although thankfully
not on the scale of the fatalities.

Alan.