Has storm Dennis arrived in your area?

[saundra]

I can hear the wind and it's raining but I'm a bit deaf so that helps
See what tomorrow brings I expect the humber bridge is closed to high sided lorries like last week

[Kaz]

Ossie, not far at all. We already have flooding on the fields by the Severn, near the Docks, as we drove past this morning. Floods are never that far away in this part of the world. Fingers crossed for everyone XX

((((Gal)))) I hope he gets home safely xx

[cruiser2]

We have had strong winds, Sleet and hailstones and rain in the last hour.
Now have sunshine and not a cloud in site.
Is this what is called climate change??
Watched the news showing flooding in South Wales.
The Welsh MPs should be sent down to help with the clearing up.

[cromwell]

I've just found out something interesting.
In the 1970's the government paid a 70% subsidy on the drainage of agricultural land.
Since they stopped paying it the maintenance of farm drainage has plummeted. Ditches aren't emptied of silt for instance.
There was also talk somewhere of a drainage system in the high dales and moors that has been neglected but I can't find anything on that as yet.
Maintenance not being done again?

[Workingman]

I mentioned these gullies up in the Dales and on the moors one time when we were talking about floods. They were cut in a diagonal or herringbone fashion on the hills and lead down to one larger cross ditch. They were only about a foot wide and deep, so easy to step over, but the main ditch was more substantial. I have been on the satellites and all you can now see are shadows of where they once were.

There also used to be plenty of ditches adjacent to the hedgerows on country roads. The only maintenance they now seem to get is a tractor with a type of lawnmower device on a boom chopping the hedge, grass and reeds down The clippings are just left where they fall.

[Gal2]

It's still extremely windy here and tonight again we have had some squally showers.

Earlier today we decided to go for one of our favourite walks along the riverbanks in Durham. We had to look for alternative routes as many of the footpaths were flooded, I have never in my life seen the River Wear so high in the city. Scary stuff.

Thanks Kaz, he got back shortly after 10 - would have been sooner but the young lady who was in charge of 'our' dogs was bringing them back to the farm in a high sided vehicle and she wanted Tom to follow her in case the van blew over .

[cromwell]

I mentioned these gullies up in the Dales and on the moors one time when we were talking about floods. They were cut in a diagonal or herringbone fashion on the hills and lead down to one larger cross ditch. They were only about a foot wide and deep, so easy to step over, but the main ditch was more substantial. I have been on the satellites and all you can now see are shadows of where they once were.

Like this?
https://community.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/c ... page6c.htm

[Workingman]

Very much so. Good research there kiddo.

I used to go on the tops above Cow & Calf rocks and there were a few on the slopes above Ilkley. They fill up when it rains then the water simply soaks away when it stops. Simple eh? They need little maintenance, but they do still need it, and that seems to be a problem for today's Environment Agency wonks.

[JoM]

I poured down until about 2pm and then the sun are out so we got Bill in the car and took him out to Hednesford park where he could have a good run somewhere where it wouldn't be muddy for us to walk. Half way around and it started to rain again. On the way home we had hail. It's now pouring down again and the wind has picked up.

Many local roads are flooded, it looks like Joe will have to find an alternative way to work tomorrow because the junction at the Stone and Eccleshall roads in Stafford town centre, and the surrounding the area, is under water. It's such a shame as homes there were flooded just before Christmas too. As for now though, he's still in Cornwall.

[AliasAggers]

Not yet !
Just a little occasional drizzle.