More wild, wet weather on the way (From The Oxford Times)
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More wild, wet weather on the way
10:20am Thursday 26th April 2012 in Didcot
OXFORDSHIRE got drenched yesterday as half-a-month’s rain fell on the county in one day.
Met Office spokesman Sarah Holland said up to 25mm – about an inch – was predicted to fall on Oxfordshire by midnight last night. The monthly average is 51mm.
More rain is expected today and tomorrow with the weather remaining unsettled at the weekend.
Ms Holland added: “Over the next few days drivers need to take extra care on the roads because there is a lot of surface water around and some flash flooding.”
Drivers found the southbound sliproad to the M40 closed at junction 8A for Oxford services closed due to flooding. Staff dug a trench next to the sliproad to help water drain away. The sliproad was reopened at 2pm.
There was also flash flooding outside the entrance to Oxford Railway Station car park in Becket Street.
Environment Agency bosses warned that drought conditions could increase the risk of flash flooding because dry ground does not easily adsorb water.
Agency flood expert, Craig Woolhouse, said: “The thought of flooding may be far from people’s minds, but we cannot ignore the risk.
“Dry ground means that there is a greater risk of flash flooding if there is heavy rainfall.”
Comments(9)
cc.owleyroad
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11:21am Thu 26 Apr 12
PaulSte wrote:"Absoutely livid"
If the Oxford Mail categorises yesterday's weather as "wild", how would it categorise hurricanes that hit the east coast of the USA or monsoons in Asia etc?
Dilligaf2010
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11:29am Thu 26 Apr 12
Major Oxford
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1:33pm Thu 26 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010
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1:51pm Thu 26 Apr 12
Major Oxford wrote:And you are? Ah, I remember, Billy no-mates.
yet another stupid statement by Dilligaf
L0RD PETER MCVEY 0X2 6EG
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2:06pm Thu 26 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010
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2:46pm Thu 26 Apr 12
L0RD PETER MCVEY 0X2 6EG wrote:Yeah, who'd have thought it, snow falling in the Winter, and the sun shining during the Summer, appears to me we're getting back to normal.
Surely now, with all this new fangled Global Warming, and Global Cooling, snow in January and sun in July, droughts and floods, high winds and periods of calm, we should realise that if we don't ban the motor car and coal fires immediately, the end of The Earth can only be a matter of a few hours away. And I was so looking forward to the Euros and Olympics.
Major Oxford
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9:33am Fri 27 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010
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10:27am Fri 27 Apr 12
Major Oxford wrote:Not that it's any business of yours (Whoever you are/were/will be), but I have the news from the BBC & OM on RSS feeds to MS Outlook, so I don't need to spend much time on here at all.
dilligadf get a job or a life you spend all day on here putting silly comments on all the stories
PaulSte says...
11:02am Thu 26 Apr 12