Category Archives: floods

floods, Wales, weather

Storm Bert

The storm has washed away the last of the snow but doesn’t know when to stop –42mm, 1.65 inches, rainfall over night and still raining.

Remember our little stream?

Here it is today!

Fortunately 30 feet below the house.

And the road’s not a lot better.

Fed by new waterfalls where they shouldn’t be.

Remember our pretty young Barn Owls:

Not so fluffy today in fact so disenchanted that it couldn’t be bothered to fly off!

“Don’t they know I’m famously not waterproof!

I suspect he’s on the balcony because the others are sheltering inside!

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Climate, floods

Local Heroes!

Powys Council Superheroes Dafydd and Jamie, mobilized from Llandrindod Wells, have braved the elements to unbung our culverts and release our flood water — the valley reverberates with satisfying glugs, gurgles and the sound of rushing water!

Rainfall of 100ml in 24hrs and it’s gone on for days (uncorroborated due to unavailability of rainwater gauges “no-one here needs to measure it!” Our little stream has overflowed for the first time in living memory, mine.

And the road in the dip had turned into a lake — but here is Dafydd:

doing what must be one of the most satisfying jobs in the world — here is the apotheosis of his craft!

The great unbung! See the job satisfaction:

Meanwhile Bill and I continue our flood surveillance — the innovative unblockable, hurdle-based, stream valve is working well.

And I think how much Alan would have enjoyed the diversion of so much muddy water.

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floods, Wales

Welsh Squelch — Storm Christoph

As homes down stream are being evacuated there is a break in the otherwise incessant rain so that I can get out for a walk in the woods.

Soggy Woods
Swollen streams

Everywhere there is the roar of water and where there is usually a trickle — today there is a raging torrent.

A lot of water

56 flood warnings — that’s everywhere!

No such thing as bad weather — just the wrong clothes!
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