Thursday 27 September 2012

AFTER THE RAIN!

The River Ouse in York reached 5.05 metres or 16.57 feet or an astonishing 198.82 inches above normal last night.

I remember the last time we faced river levels like this in November 2000 and walking around the city this morning and along the river you realise just how much rain has fallen and that is now pouring through the city on its relentless journey South. All along the river the banks have been overwhelmed creating huge lakes and it is a truly awesome sight.


The Environment Agency said: "We have had unprecedented levels of rainfall which is now feeding its way through the system. "Our latest forecasts is showing that levels will only exceed riverside footpaths and a small band of riverside properties." The flood defences in York are 5.5m (18ft) high so it looks like we may manage to survive this time!

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