The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2019/2020 thread

[BossHogg]

We've had 2 feet of snow here.

[warch]

Digga said:

Interesting Tweet regarding the river levels in Shrewsbury:

Simon Pearson on Twitter said:

BBC lies as usual:
Shrewsbury flooding: 'Highest ever' peak could be recorded”
For the record:
1795: level 5.70m at Welsh Bridge (climate crisis!)
1946: level 5.43m
2000: level 5.25m

https://twitter.com/SimonPearson961/status/1232389553526317061

Where's he getting the 1795 recording from? They didn't keep accurate records back then. Plus it would be highly unlikely that the measurement would be taken in metric units which had only just been invented.

[p1stonhead]

warch said:

Digga said:

Interesting Tweet regarding the river levels in Shrewsbury:

Simon Pearson on Twitter said:

BBC lies as usual:
Shrewsbury flooding: 'Highest ever' peak could be recorded”
For the record:
1795: level 5.70m at Welsh Bridge (climate crisis!)
1946: level 5.43m
2000: level 5.25m

https://twitter.com/SimonPearson961/status/1232389553526317061

Where's he getting the 1795 recording from?

They didn't keep accurate records back then. Plus it would be highly unlikely that the measurement would be taken in metric units which had only just been invented.

His profile says ‘conservative, brexit, climate realist’

So I would imagine, out of his arse.

[Scabutz]

Puggit said:

Don't forget to look at the percentage chance of precipitation

When its rain I always do. When its snow I get all over excited and lose myself. It probably said 0.1%.

[FiF]

p1stonhead said:

warch said:

Digga said:

Interesting Tweet regarding the river levels in Shrewsbury:

Simon Pearson on Twitter said:

BBC lies as usual:
Shrewsbury flooding: 'Highest ever' peak could be recorded”
For the record:
1795: level 5.70m at Welsh Bridge (climate crisis!)
1946: level 5.43m
2000: level 5.25m

https://twitter.com/SimonPearson961/status/1232389553526317061

Where's he getting the 1795 recording from?

They didn't keep accurate records back then. Plus it would be highly unlikely that the measurement would be taken in metric units which had only just been invented.

His profile says ‘conservative, brexit, climate realist’

So I would imagine, out of his arse.

I can't speak for Shrewsbury but here is the wall in Worcester with flood level markings. It's quite possible to relate the height of these markings back to the modern readings and datums. Quite a few places subject to flooding have similar ancient marks. So maybe not out of his arse.

[Puggit]

warch said:

Where's he getting the 1795 recording from? They didn't keep accurate records back then. Plus it would be highly unlikely that the measurement would be taken in metric units which had only just been invented.

From the BBC themselves: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_a...

Recorded in various locations: http://www.cbhe.hydrology.org.uk/all-events.php?pa...

Presumably someone left a marker somewhere.

The twitter poster has been caught out many times though before (my wife is aware of him) - so read his posts with caution.

[Vanden Saab]

There is plenty of evidence out there for pre-climate change flooding deniers....

edit beaten to it...

Edited by Vanden Saab on Wednesday 26th February 09:19

[Digga]

The Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury was built between 1793 and 1795, so it is pretty easy to see how and why they would have been aware of river levels then and also why that's perhaps the oldest recorded measurement.

[Mort7]

The highest levels at Marsh Lock, Henley, are part way up the Lock Keeper's house (1894 & 1947 IIRC). Nothing like that in recent years.

[Puggit]

Snoooowwww....



Met Office warnings for M4-Birmingham tomorrow morning

[popeyewhite]

Snow in Macclesfield today. Sleet at the moment. Looks like the snow is coming in again.

glenrobbo said:

Near the A53 Buxton to Leek Road this morning.

That is the A53 at Flash corner, about two miles from the Cat.

[Puggit]

For that snow warning ^^ It's frontal snow, so cold air hitting a low bringing precipitation. Fine, fine margins - proper knife-edge event.

[southendpier]

Digga said:

The Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury was built between 1793 and 1795, so it is pretty easy to see how and why they would have been aware of river levels then and also why that's perhaps the oldest recorded measurement.

and why perhaps they built the bridge in the way they did.

[PushedDover]

Glorious Sunshine and 10deg in North Yorkshire.

(Thumbsnap borked?)

I am astonished the Daily Express was wrong.

[Robertj21a]

Flood defences at Ironbridge 'buckling'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-wor...

[Digga]

Robertj21a said:

Flood defences at Ironbridge 'buckling'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-wor...

Dreadful scenes, especially given further rain is forecast in the upper Severn areas for the next few days.

[RicksAlfas]

PushedDover said:

Glorious Sunshine and 10deg in North Yorkshire.

Have you looked at the forecast from midnight?

[Scabutz]

Robertj21a said:

Flood defences at Ironbridge 'buckling'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-wor...

Bloody hell. Initial worry was the water would come over but sounds like they could give way.

[FiF]

They always reckon Stourport folks are a bit wierd.

[Puggit]

Fri/Sat rainfall totals. This is not good...