UK Flooding Biggest Rescue Effort Ever!
Intense flooding has occurred this week in the United Kingdom and unfortunately more is expected this weekend as a frontal system approaches.
The highest amount quoted in an article by the Daily Express was 4.2 inches (107mm) in 24 hours, which doesn't sound like much but the national average is 4.2 inches this month and the record is only 4.8. This makes the flooding both long-lived and widespread, with the article saying "In each of the last 14 days there has been somewhere in the UK that has recorded more than one inch of rain." The map below shows precipitation so far this month from Pro site. This article from the Times Online describes the situation as the "biggest rescue effort in peacetime Britain." Now that's amazing!
Catcliffe, near Sheffield northern England , is covered in water after 2 days of heavy rain in the Yorkshire region of England, Tuesday June 26, 2007. Residents across England were mopping up Tuesday after flash floods killed three people and forced hundreds from their homes. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
More information can be found on our our special U.K. weather site or U.K. Expert Alan Reppert's blog (PREMIUM | PRO).
And a final note, as you know, I Don't Do Sports [JessePedia], but for those of you who do, it's making for a rainy one for the Championships @ Wimbledon:
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