"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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Heavy rain here ceased just before midnight, seen photos of
*deep* hail Ottery area where water no doubt originated from.

The heaviest of the hail and rain was between 01:00 and 01:15 when 14.5 mm
managed to make it into the tipping bucket gauge despite the bowl being
full of hailstones.

Trying to get about here is a difficult task as most of the roads are
flooded. Methinks I'm going to stay at home today. I've heard that there
are cars stuck in flood water on the road out of the village as people
have tried to get through thinking they are driving a boat. Shame.

Standing on top of the hill looking down on the Otter Valley at Tipton St
John, my father described the view as looking as if the sea has come
inland.
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Nick.
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Hi Nick

Hope you survived relattively unscathed. My brother-in-law in West Hill had
part of his conservatory roof collapse due to the sheer weight of hail
(probably also funnelled onto roof when sliding off house roof by the shape
of the house roof).
He also thinks (from watching the TV News & contacting his old colleagues on
the Council) that, although the "usual" areas in Ottery are flooded there is
also flooding in places which don't normally flood.

The NationalRail website is reporting a rail replacement bus service for the
WR main line between Tiverton Parkway & Exeter wit a recommendation to
travel via Honiton to Waterloo. Honiton seems to have been badly affected
according to the teletext road status for the South West atm.

Peter
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Peter & Elizabeth Corser
Leighton Buzzard, UK

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