A Belgian amateur observer in the village of Haasdonk about 15 km SW of
Antwerp has recorded 232.6 mm rain in the first 14 days of August -
including 57.4 mm today.

http://users.telenet.be/antoine.lenjou/
http://users.telenet.be/antoine.lenj...en/Page345.htm

Various places around Antwerp and on the Belgian coast suffered
flooding today as a consequence of the heavy rain. House basements
and roads were under water in places. A road tunnel in Antwerp and
the coast road between St Idesbald and Koksijde had to be closed for a
time. At Koksijde the seafront promenade was flooded and had to be
pumped clear by the fire brigade.

Yesterday a man was injured when struck by lightning while windsurfing
during a thunderstorm near Ostend.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

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:A Belgian amateur observer in the village of Haasdonk about 15 km SW of
: Antwerp has recorded 232.6 mm rain in the first 14 days of August -
: including 57.4 mm today.

August total so far at Haasdonk is now 304.2 mm including 26.4 mm today.

According to Dutch TV this evening, some places in the west of the
Netherlands are also approaching 300 mm rain for August - nearly FIVE times
the August average.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

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...

: "Colin Youngs" schreef in bericht
: ps.com...
::A Belgian amateur observer in the village of Haasdonk about 15 km SW of
:: Antwerp has recorded 232.6 mm rain in the first 14 days of August -
:: including 57.4 mm today.

: August total so far at Haasdonk is now 304.2 mm including 26.4 mm today.

For the record the final August total at that site was 347.8 mm.

Colin Youngs
Brussels