"Dave Liquorice" schreef in bericht
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: On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:15:42 +0100, Col wrote:
:
: The Rochdale figure does seem excessive though, that's nearly 3 inches!
:
: Average of just over 8mm/hr. 3" in that time scale is not uncommon up here
: but would bring the rivers and streams up rather a lot and produce
: flooding in all the normal places. In an urba area I'd expect to see
: reports of flooding, particulary as the media has a thing about flooding
: ATM after last year.

BBC reports some flooding in parts of Greater Manchester - though perhaps
not 73 mm worth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...er/7476773.stm

Colin Youngs
Brussels