The Tay burst its banks once again this morning flooding the valley floor
and causing problems from Loch Tay right down to Dunkeld. My road into town
was again under 6 foot of flowing water and the alternative route down to
Kenmore and along the other side of the valley was tricky and still is with
many areas of up to a foot of water to plow through.

If anyone is familiar with Kenmore, Loch Tay is so full that it is breaking
waves onto the road, so it has advanced some 30 feet or so up the beach and
right up to the walls at the road. I drove to Stirling today and the Forth
is very similar.

Its no fun living next to a roaring burn at this time, having watched that
wretched "7 days that took us to make this thing about weather" prog and
then having to peer in the dark at the violent Burn to see it was ok as the
rain poured down. I had another fitful night's sleep.

rant: Why is it that when a programme maker shows Tornado footage that they
feel they can only show maybe 10 seconds top - why can't they leave it one
for even a minute. They seem unable to let you get a fix on any aspect so
that you can judge windspeeds - it infuriates me and it is right across
every Tornado tv prog.? /rant

Two more interesting but worrying days ahead and then I can sleep easy for a
bit.

Rainfall so far for jan

1. 19.1 mm
2. 3.5 mm
3. 7.1 mm
4. 12.0 mm
5. 8.7 mm
6. 35.0 mm
7. 28.7 mm
8. 12.8 mm
9. 29.0 mm

brian
aberfeldy

Hello Brian,

I was over at Kenmore yesterday and Loch Tay looked big then. I know just
how you feel next to the Burn. I used to own a waterside house down south.
Many a sleepless night spent watching and hoping the water levels didn't get
any higher. I can always remember my wife's words "but darling, you
calculated that we wouldn't flood". The river never did flood, but it was
always a worry, despite my maths. Fingers crossed for you.

All the best

John D