"Eskimo Will" wrote in message news:...

"Eskimo Will" wrote in message news:...

"Eskimo Will" wrote in message news:...

"Eskimo Will" wrote in message news:...
0940
Continuous moderate rain.
Wind E F3-4 driving the rain onto the windows.
Foggy with visibility 150 metres.
Cold with temperature +2.7C D +2.7C Wind chill -1C.
Rain so far 9.6mm mounting steadily and already water is pouring off
the saturated moor.

1055
Little change. Rain eased off for a while, but starting moderate again.
Wind picking up a notch but still E F3-4.
Rain so far 12.4 mm and mounting steadily. Ground saturated, wet and
slippery.
T +3.0C D +3.0C Wind chill -1C.
Fog 120 metres.

1240
Continuous moderate rain still.
Wind E F4. F6 higher up.
Rain so far (since 0320 when it started) 15.6 mm (AWS) and mounting
steadily.
Lane is now covered in water to a depth of one inch as it cascades off
the moor and runs down our hill.
Fog 100 metres.
T +3.8C.

1645
Continuous moderate rain.
Wind E F4.
Rain so far 20.0 mm and rising steadily.
Fog 50 metres.
T +4.7C and now stabilised which is the latest max.


1740
Conditions deteriorating quickly now.
Wind E F4.
Continuous heavy rain. Totals 27.1 (manual), 23.4 (AWS) and rising.
Fog 80 metres.
T +5.1C.
Roads are awash with water and it is cascading off the moor in streams.
Postbridge (369m asl) so far has collected 27.6 mm (AWS).

Will
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