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Old August 6th 12, 07:39 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default 700 mm/h ???

On Sunday, August 5, 2012 7:42:10 PM UTC+1, wrote:
The last dollop of torrential rain has produced a rate of 700 mm/h

http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm



12 mm fell in a 10 minute period according to AWS.



Measured rainfall for today is now over 75 mm.

Still raining (much lighter at 1935).



Can 700 mm/h be correct, surely a malfunction due to the tipping bucket

mechanism being overwhelmed?

Mind you I have never seen such sustained rainfall intensity as has fallen

in the past hour here, it really was very very heavy.



Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)

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Hi Will,
Down here in Ilsington it was getting pretty serious as the road was awash and I was pretty concerned we were going to get flooded. A few years a go a special gulley was built outside our house and it certainly saved us from a flood. Yes it was amazing and like you have never seen anything quite like it in this country. The last time I saw anything like this was in Bangkok..