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Further isolated flooding incidents were reported in December and January, before the second main wave of flooding, caused by Storms Ciara and Dennis, occurred in February 2020. The excessive rainfall resulted in the wettest February since records began, in 1766, in England and Wales with an average of 169.6 millimetres (6.68 in) falling across ...
Flash flooding left a car stranded in the middle of a street in Beeston, Nottingham on June 17 as the region was inundated with rain from thunderstorms.In video posted to Twitter by Jimi Arundell ...
Severe flooding disrupted travel, including roads in Geevagh and Riverstown in County Sligo. The N80 through Portlaoise in County Laois was also made impassible due to flooding. [43] Many soccer matches including the 2020 President of Ireland's Cup, Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) games and racing were postponed or cancelled due to the ...
The Frankwell flood defences were completed in 2003, along with the new offices of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council. More recently, such as in 2005 and 2007 but not 2020, flooding has been less severe, and the defences have generally held back floodwaters from the town centre areas. However, the town car parks are often left to be flooded ...
A father who woke up to find "everything floating about" in his house said his young son "thought we were going to drown" in the New Year's Day floods. Daniel Pownall said he, his partner, and ...
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrology and are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health.
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Dudley was expected to bring winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour (97 to 113 km/h), which caused travel restrictions. The Environment Agency issued 38 flood alerts for the UK. [12] In Yorkshire, a falling power line electrocuted 13 dogs. [13] During the cleanup of Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice struck, further compounding the damage. [14]