Tankus Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 London hit by freak rain storms Hundreds of people in London have been affected by flooding caused by freak thunderstorms. Areas in south-east London are bearing the brunt of the torrential rains on Tuesday evening. In Dulwich cars were marooned in flooded roads and number of streets are closed in the Streatham Hill and Brixton areas. Lightning also struck a house in Stanmore, north-west London, causing a house fire. Kings Cross station's Thameslink tunnel was closed and train services in the south London area have been affected. The London Fire Brigade reported taking hundreds of flooding-related calls within just an hour and said they were still coming in "thick and fast". A Dulwich resident said: "The depth of the water on some of the roads was more than 1ft. On some cars, water was even lapping as high as the windscreen." Kent Fire & Rescue Service also received hundreds of flooding calls as they helped to deal with the London chaos. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police has asked people to stay off the roads if possible and to take extra care in the adverse conditions.BBC LondonStorm finished here around 8pm , some serious big claps of thunder ...Love it , I'm glad I live on a hill though .Flood warnings tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Nope.... a bit of drizzle, does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Well, we had the torrential rain :D , but the worrying thing is I live about 100 yards from one of the rivers listed in your flood watch link :( Mind you, in the last 28 years, I have never even seen it as much as 3 foot from the top of it's banks, so I'm not too worried :P :lol: Mr. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Radfordin Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 We had it yesterday evening. Apparently Worcester had 3ft of flash flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Brilliant sunshine all day. :D :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Same here in Norwich, lovely sunny day. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 We seem to have escaped the very worst. Roads had lakes on them here and there, but I've seen it a lot worse. (South Staffs area). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigg Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Just getting me boat out to go to work !!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Still lashing it down here , but at least the thunder has stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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