Weather Warning Heads Up

[Ian D J]

Been bloomin' ages since I issued one of these, but I'm issuing a possible localised flood risk warning for Kent and Sussex as heavy rain may affect these regions on Tuesday.
Since it'll all be falling on baked hard ground, there'll be lots of standing water.
However, having said that, at least it will provide a very welcome end to this drought-like condition for this part of the world as many parts of the South East has been without rain for 18 days straight. Might even bring some colour back to my very parched-looking lawn!
The rest of the UK should see some rain at some point during the week before a brief spell of more settled weather return to many part of the country by the end of the working week.
Looking further ahead, signs are there for strong northerly winds over the UK for next weekend, which could bring some tidal flooding problems down along the eastern coast of England . . . but that's a long way off.

 

[clicktor]

Hmm...we have been due some. Baked hard ground though? Is it?

 

[Ian D J]

Hmm...we have been due some. Baked hard ground though? Is it?

It's well overdue. Yes, the soil over here is rock solid hard, especially the clay based type where it's practically set like concrete. Any torrential rain that does fall on it will not be able to soak in, instead it'll just run off and gather in large pools, hence the risk of localised flooding.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Hmm...we have been due some. Baked hard ground though? Is it?

Need rain?






Have some of ours :shake:

 

[Gary]

you mean all the rain we had in the summer has dried out?

 

[Ian D J]

Need rain?






Have some of ours :shake:

And it would be gratefully received. Livestock farmers around here are panicking as they are having to feed their animals on winter hay two months earlier than normal as there's no greenness left on grazing fields (usually autumnal rains does the job of keeping the grass growing while it's still fairly warm at this time of the year).
And I've only just got rid of the last bits of dust in my eyes after having been on a very dusty bike ride yesterday as strong winds whipped up dust, leaves and all sorts of debris all over the place.
After two record breaking dry months where August and September only delivered 35 mm of rain (1 and a half inch) of rain for this location, yes, it would be good to see some of the liquid silver finally make an appearance.

 

[Ian D J]

you mean all the rain we had in the summer has dried out?

My location never did have much in the first place. The real bit of heavy rain during the summer came down in a localised summer thunderstorm back in July. Otherwise, contrary to the rest of the UK, Kent had a truly exceptionally dry summer. In fact, drier than 1976's. (At least 1976 saw to a very wet September, this year's stayed dry).

 

[Steep]

I was listening to a guy on the radio yesterday saying that in three years time there will be a serious water shortage over much of the world, mostly due to changes in farming techniques and increased industry. Places like central India and Southern Italy are seeing it now where the water table has dropped drastically, Lima in Peru gets it's water from a glacier that's almost gone.

 

[Ian D J]

Thought I'd do a holy thread revival batman thing and say that this weather warning is still active as heavy and persistent rain will affect southern England for most of today AND tomorrow.
Mind how you go on the roads as there'll be lots of standing water on road surfaces. Since here'll be little winds about and it's going to feel quite muggy, that's going to have the effect of producing thick fog over high ground.
Should brighten up a little along the south coast for a time this afternoon, though.

Sounds all depressing stuff, isn't it? But it's doing my rather-parched looking lawn the world of good!

 

[u8myufo]

I was listening to a guy on the radio yesterday saying that in three years time there will be a serious water shortage over much of the world, mostly due to changes in farming techniques and increased industry. Places like central India and Southern Italy are seeing it now where the water table has dropped drastically, Lima in Peru gets it's water from a glacier that's almost gone.

Imo one of the biggest causes of water shortage is due to building. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to work out how much water can be collected from the roof of one house, and it get piped strait into the storm netwaork and into the river. It gets no chance at all now to go into the ground and fill up all the underground fischers and caverns, most streams that were once flowing and supporting wildlife have now dried up.

 

[Kerioak]

Not enough rain yet to soak the ground enough to fill in some of the cracks in the clay in the garden - the biggest one I found so far was 4" wide and at least 4' deep. These worry me as the dogs feet easily slip into them

 

[kelack]

Hmm...we have been due some. Baked hard ground though? Is it?

It is around our way, the rugby pitch was like concrete on Saturday, not good. We're clay based too in Vigo

Personally I'm happy for this weather as the pitch will be softer and not so many injuries, we've had too many already and only 4 weeks into the season. We've had not a lot of rain at all all summer in our part of Kent either.