Local chap from the Environment Agency reported on radio Cumbria this
morning that 180mm of rain had fallen at Honister Pass in the central lakes
area of Cumbria, must be one of the wettest gauges in the country !
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6168855.stm

I heard the report myself and I thought he said 7.5 inches which is 190.5mm

Rivers Eden and Eamont have burst there banks but only low lying land
affected at the moment, I wonder how much more we can take

PS. I only had 12.5mm but have 73.2mm for the month so far

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There could be a disaster on the way?
A waving cold front is expected for next 3-4 days.
Orographic enhancement as well in a "favourable" wind direction, flooding seems
almost a certainty :-(

Will.
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Local chap from the Environment Agency reported on radio Cumbria this
morning that 180mm of rain had fallen at Honister Pass in the central lakes
area of Cumbria, must be one of the wettest gauges in the country !
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6168855.stm

I heard the report myself and I thought he said 7.5 inches which is 190.5mm

Rivers Eden and Eamont have burst there banks but only low lying land
affected at the moment, I wonder how much more we can take

PS. I only had 12.5mm but have 73.2mm for the month so far

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Brampton, Cumbria. 117m A.S.L.
www.bramptonweather.co.uk



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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:42:20 -0000, Paul Crabtree wrote:

Local chap from the Environment Agency reported on radio Cumbria this
morning that 180mm of rain had fallen at Honister Pass in the central
lakes area of Cumbria,

Oof, that's a lot. We have had 20mm since midnight and all but 1 (one) mm
of that fell from midnight to 0400, peak rate 8mm/hr just at the end.

That brings this month to about 150mm (6") on top of the 6" from the 10th
November.

Rivers Eden and Eamont have burst there banks but only low lying land
affected at the moment, I wonder how much more we can take

Not much I would have thought, the ground up here is saturated any fresh
rain just runs off instead of soaking into the "sponge" like it normally
does. Have the new flood defenses around Warwick Road in Carlisle been
finished yet? They could be about to be tested...

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Dave

The flood defence work is still ongoing, I dont think they have officially
finished, but there is alot of work going on, water both sides of the walls
when I last looked a few days ago. Tesco at Rosehill is like a island at the
moment

Paul


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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:42:20 -0000, Paul Crabtree wrote:

Local chap from the Environment Agency reported on radio Cumbria this
morning that 180mm of rain had fallen at Honister Pass in the central
lakes area of Cumbria,

Oof, that's a lot. We have had 20mm since midnight and all but 1 (one) mm
of that fell from midnight to 0400, peak rate 8mm/hr just at the end.

That brings this month to about 150mm (6") on top of the 6" from the 10th
November.

Rivers Eden and Eamont have burst there banks but only low lying land
affected at the moment, I wonder how much more we can take

Not much I would have thought, the ground up here is saturated any fresh
rain just runs off instead of soaking into the "sponge" like it normally
does. Have the new flood defenses around Warwick Road in Carlisle been
finished yet? They could be about to be tested...

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Paul Crabtree wrote:
Local chap from the Environment Agency reported on radio Cumbria this
morning that 180mm of rain had fallen at Honister Pass in the central
lakes area of Cumbria,

Honister Pass is an interesting site. It is (or was) in a quarry. It
records incredible amounts of rain in orographic conditions, often
15-20 mm in an hour for hours on end, while the valley sites have 1-2
mm/hr. The readings look high only because there are so few daily
gauges in the wettest parts of the country, most are monthly. It's only
3 km from the gauge on Styhead, and at a greater altitude, and its
annual average rainfall is probably very similar to Styhead, just short
of 4000 mm.

I spent some time in the rainfall branch working on heavy falls of rain
when I worked in the Met Office, and it was all I could do to prevent
the automatic QC programmes deleting the site's daily record month
after month simply because it didn't 'fit'. I'm pleased to hear the
gauge is still functioning!

Stephen

Paul Crabtree wrote:
Local chap from the Environment Agency reported on radio Cumbria this
morning that 180mm of rain had fallen at Honister Pass in the central
lakes area of Cumbria,

Honister Pass is an interesting site. It is (or was) in a quarry. It
records incredible amounts of rain in orographic conditions, often
15-20 mm in an hour for hours on end, while the valley sites have 1-2
mm/hr. The readings look high only because there are so few daily
gauges in the wettest parts of the country, most are monthly. It's only
3 km from the gauge on Styhead, and at a greater altitude, and its
annual average rainfall is probably very similar to Styhead, just short
of 4000 mm.

I spent some time in the rainfall branch working on heavy falls of rain
when I worked in the Met Office, and it was all I could do to prevent
the automatic QC programmes deleting the site's daily record month
after month simply because it didn't 'fit'. I'm pleased to hear the
gauge is still functioning!

Stephen

On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:05:48 -0000, Paul Crabtree wrote:

Tesco at Rosehill is like a island at the moment

So not quite as bad as last Jan then but not far off it, maybe only a
foot or so. That must be a bit worrying for the people who have only just
got back into their homes, some still haven't...

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I wish we had access to these rainfall gauges, would be interesting to
monitor them from the during these wet conditions.
If anyone is watching - can we have these on line please

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Paul Crabtree
Brampton, Cumbria. 117m A.S.L.
www.bramptonweather.co.uk



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