My thoughts are with those in the US experiencing bush fires and in the UK where there is flooding. Loss of property and possessions has already been widespread. I do so hope there will be no further loss of life.
May all here and their falilies and loved ones stay safe.
In message , CATS writes
Some of the floods are near me but fortunately we are not affected by them since we live up on a hill 640 feet above sea level. There are floods in the valley one mile from us and our nearest big town. Some of the roads are closed. I believe that 4 people have lost their lives. Shirley
The TV reports have been horrendous, and the floods have been so widespread and fast flowing. Now there are reports of a reservoir where the dam wall is cracking, and the engineers are frantically pumping water out of it and trying to secure the wall.
Here in our little corner of the east coast in the driest part of the UK, we have had one or two heavy showers interspersed with light ones, but yesterday and today just a few spots. If we get floods here they come from the sea. However this is the wettest June on record throughout the whole country.
We have family in several of the affected places, thankfully my sister lives on the 6th floor, though she's in one of the badly affected areas, Sheffield. I'm concerned for my husbands grandparents as they live Hull and I don't know the lie of the land well enough to know whether they are at risk or not. I'm fairly sure my Grandma's house is high enough, but I can't be certain. Rather than hassle them, I'm trusting that my parents would have contacted me if there are any issues, there area is not affected as far as I can tell and with them I'm pretty sure even if there was flooding close by as they are the highest house on their street they'd be fine and there are no reports of power outages in their area so that they couldn't contact me.
Cheers
Anne
We're seeing the smoke from the fires here! It's truly disastrous -- both for the people in the area of the fires and those in the flooding areas. I'm hoping you'll all be safe and sound.
Unusually enough, it's been England that have been badly hit with the flooding and not here in Scotland where it usually rains a LOT more. There hasn't been more rainfall since MOnday so hopefully things will start to improve and people can get back to their homes. The news are reporting that it'll cost a billion to fix everything. Morag
Has anyone heard from Kate, the Wardrobe Mistress?
She should be OK, Melinda - there is nothing dire down where she lives. . In message , melinda writes
Howdy!
We're watching the floods sweep away homes and businesses and a few people here in n.Tx.. Peace & safety, everyone.
R/Sandy--keeping the stash dry...so far
Yes, apparently Sheffield received a whole month's rain in one day. I think that would be hard on any region. We had our "June" during April, when it was gorgeously warm and sunny. I'm so glad I trimmed the hedge and mowed the lawn then. We're having our windy, rainy "April" now, during June. Hmm.
-- Jo in Scotland
In message , Johanna Gibson writes
It was also bad in Chesterfield several big stores flooded as well as peoples houses. We live near the border of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
As I write it is raining again quite heavily with more heavy rain predicted for tomorrow and Saturday.
Shirley
Yes, it is raining here again... all day... rained yesterday as well. I am so glad I live on a big hill.
-- Jo in Scotland
Out here in OZ we have just had severe flood and storm damage in NSW, and the eastern half of Victoria has swung from the worst drought in history and devastating bush fires to some of the highest 24hour rainfalls on record. One town reported over 14" of rain in one day (this is NOT the tropics!!) and our major water catchment (the Thompson Dam) has just recorded its highest 24hour "intake" ever. As of last night I think there is one person dead.
Apparently it is our turn in the west of the state today and tomorrow, and it is looking very black right now (Friday morning). Goodness knows we need the water in the catchments, but it would be nice not to get it all at once. The wheat farmers out here have just sewn their first good crops in four or five seasons. To see it all flood after a decade of drought would be just heartbreaking.
Fingers crossed!!
Our weather extremes do seem to be getting more extreme don't they?!
Howdy!
My word!
What is going on? Is your stash safe?!!?
South of here, about 100 miles, on Wednesday it rained 19 1/2 inches in 9 hours! It's still raining all over north & central Texas, with more to come; things are just floating. So far we are able to dry out between deluges, don't live too near a creek, river, pond or lake. But it's getting difficult to get to some parts of the Metroplex (Ft.Worth/Dallas area) because of the water covering the roads. Mercy! Please god, mercy.
Y'all take care!
Ragmop/Sandy
and as our rain season here ends in SO Cal we have had less than 1" in a whole year. I guess we know where it is all going to. You all stay high and dry. Well on high ground I mean. Taria
Sandy Ellis> Howdy!
It seems for as long as I have been following RCTQ, I have been hearing about extremes in Australia. Either it is way to hot, fires, floods, bugs.....you name it. Here I thought Australia has an easy climate to deal with. WRONG
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