October 2000 Wet Month. Severe storm on the 30th
October 2000 was the wettest October since 1903 with an EWR of
188.0mm. It had a CET of 10.3 and a sunshine total of 90.7hrs, the dullest
since 1991.
The wet weather of September continued into the October with a
succession of low pressures and frontal systems crossing the UK, there was
not a single day that an anticyclone was over the UK.
As a result of the rainfalls, there were flooding especially in Surrey
and Kent on the 10th and 11th, where heavy rain and thunderstorms became
slow moving. Lewes and Uckfield were the worst hit towns, at Uckfield,
150mm+ of rain fell in 12 hours. Residents had to be rescued from the
floodwaters and hundreds were made homeless.
On the 29th, a wave rapidly deepened and this brought weather chaos to
much of England and Wales on the 30th. Across northern England as the
exceptional low pressure of 950mb tracked across the region, the torrential
rain turned to snow down to sea level.
Further south, torrential rain and severe gales were causing chaos
with uprooted trees blocking roads and rail, thousands without electricity.
Sadly 3 people lost their lives due to the adverse conditions. 2 people were
injured when a tornado struck Selsey on the south coast.
Flooding became a serious problem across the UK during October 2000,
with the storm compounding the problem giving many areas rainfall totals of
1"+. More than 20 rivers were on severe flood alert after the storm.
Here's some rainfall totals for this month

Aberdeen
Rainfall: 109mm (124%)
Manchester
Rainfall: 194mm (252%)
Cambridge
Rainfall: 120mm (245%)
Heathrow
Rainfall: 155mm (268%)
Swansea
Rainfall: 227mm (182%)
Belfast
Rainfall: 147mm (165%)

Source: TWO.

My Comment:
We had 2 lots of flooding in my home village
here in just 2 weeks. I find it hard to believe that this was 4 years ago
now.



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