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Old August 25th 13, 06:47 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Jennik[_4_] Jennik[_4_] is offline
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Default [WR] South and East Essex - Current record rainfall totalslocally- Hadleigh and Canvey Island almost 90mm.

In Mid Suffolk the yellow warning applied to me also. The areas of rain continually faded away in my immediate vicinity. Total measured for this event was 5.2mm ( 24 hrs to 0900z on Sat 1.3mm and following 24hrs 3.9mm). 15 miles to S E Wattisham recorded 14.4mm.
Brown grass on lawns now three quarters green here and local farmer active on his land today planting oil seed rape for next years harvest!
NSS. Mid Suffolk.