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April 28th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Met Office says April could be ‘wettest on record’ as the Environment Agency puts 42 flood alerts in place
- But drought could ‘last till Christmas’ as land is too dry to soak up the rain
- The Environment Agency warns combination of dry land and heavy rain could cause more flash flooding
- 60mph winds set to hit parts of the country on Sunday with downpours to continue into next week
By
Eleanor Harding
04:38 EST, 27 April 2012
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16:19 EST, 27 April 2012
Sick and tired of the incessant rain?
Well, brace yourself, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
Further downpours – and there are warnings of heavy rain, high winds and potential flash flooding tonight – could mean this month’s rain will beat the record for the wettest April – currently 120.3mm (4.7in) in 2000.
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York flooded twice in seven days: Despite a drought warning being in force, York city centre is underwater again after the River Ouse burst its banks along the city’s riverside
Bizarre weather: A lorry battles through a snow storm near Inverness in Scotland today
The tempestuous weather will continue over the weekend, sweeping across most of England and South Wales tomorrow. It will then spread north, with Scotland and Northern Ireland getting rain by tomorrow night.
Another band of rain looks set to hit the country on Tuesday.
Not that the drought police appear to be moved.
Astonishingly they said that the situation has worsened in the past week because the driving rain has simply been soaked up by the parched soil.
Polly Chancellor, national drought co-ordinator at the Environment Agency, said: ‘At the moment most of the rain is not reaching down far enough to top up groundwater, which is what we really need to make a difference to the drought.’
Going along with the tide: A woman driver was rescued by a Essex Fire and Rescue Service swift water rescue fire boat after getting trapped in her car in three feet of water near Hatfield Peveral in Essex
Need a ride? Mark Harrison gives colleague Andrew Overend a lift through the floodwater at John Dickinsons Haulage yard in Winston, County Durham, which had flooded during heavy rain in northern England
That’s unlikely to cut much ice with
the residents of York where homes and businesses were swamped yesterday
when the Ouse rose to dangerous levels.
The wet weather has caused mayhem on the roads, with one woman in East Yorkshire dying after she crashed in poor conditions.
A mother and her 12-year-old son were
rescued in Dorset after the Stour broke its banks. And yesterday in
Hatfield Peverel, Essex, a woman was saved after her car was stranded in
three feet of water.
On Wednesday, a mother clung to her baby’s buggy when a tornado hit Rugby in Warwickshire.
Amy Gray, 19, was walking home with
her eight-month-old son Tyler when strong winds whipped the pushchair
into the air. Luckily the tornado passed in seconds leaving mother and
baby unharmed.
Risky business: A Mercedes driver attempts to cross a flooded road in Staindrop, County Durham
And more misery is set to come as experts warn of yet more rain, hail, thunder and lightning today, with 13 flood warnings in place for the North East, and 42 less serious flood alerts across the Midlands, North East, South East, South West and Wales.
The wet weather shows no sign of relenting and winds of up to 60mph are set to hit coastal areas over the weekend with more downpours continuing well into next week.
Brendan Jones, forecaster at MeteoGroup, said: ‘The wettest areas on Friday will be East Anglia, Wales and southern England, which can expect sharp, heavy downpours in the afternoon.
‘There’s also likely to be some lightning and hail – the sorts of things we’ve got quite used to over the past week.
He said the rain was then expected to
move northwards to north Wales and the North Midlands later, with the
worst affected areas experiencing up to 10mm of rain.
England
and Wales has already had the wettest week since last December as the
South East received 42mm (1.7in) of rain this week while the South West
had 55mm (2.2in).
Ducks swim past bike racks in York city centre after flood water after the river Ouse
Leap of faith: Athletic pedestrians in Cambridge attempt to leap over huge puddles after having rain caused flash flooding in some areas
The
South West has now had 166 per cent of the average rainfall for April
but another band of rain on Tuesday will give a damp start to May.
York, which has had a drought for the
last month, struggled to cope with fresh downfalls overnight leaving the
city centre flooded again for the second time in seven days after the
River Ouse burst its banks along the city’s riverside.
And despite being flooded twice in the space of a week, York is still officially suffering a drought, as the ground remains to hard to soak up any of the water.
Mr Jones continued: ‘Saturday is not looking too bad but parts of England and Wales are going to get a real soaking on Sunday.
‘Some
of the wettest weather will be in southern England with up to 40mm
falling. It will then move further north with Scotland and Northern
Ireland getting the rain by Sunday night.’
Mr
Jones said gusts of 55 to 60mph were set to hit coastal areas on Sunday
but it was currently unclear which parts of the country would be worst
affected.
Watering hole: Staff at the Lowther Pub in York city centre empty water from the flooded building after days of continuous rain
The tide is getting high: Chef Richard Taylor looks at floodwater from the River Ouse as it rises to the steps of the Ship Inn at Acaster Malbis near York
Mr Jones added:
‘They are especially strong for what is ultimately getting towards late
spring. We would not normally see such strong winds at this time of
year.
A young mother has revealed how she was forced to desperately cling to her baby’s pushchair as a tornado lifted it into the air.
Amy Gray, aged 19, was walking home with her eight-month-old son Tylern in his pram when wind quickly gathered speed around her as a tornado struck Rugby on Wednesday evening.
The strong winds whipped the pushchair into the air with the young mother fought to keep a grip on the handlebars, terrified her son would be whisked away, as debris flew around her.
She said: ‘I was walking home when it started raining heavily and the wind picked up.
‘It got worse and worse until it lifted up the pushchair in the air and started turning it to the right, in the direction it was going.
‘A large piece of cardboard flew over my head and I was scared a large trampoline that must have been 6ft would hit me.
‘It only lasted a few seconds but I was really scared because I thought the tornado was going to pull the pushchair and my son away.
‘I can’t believe I was caught up in a tornado. If I hadn’t been holding the handlebars I dread to think what would have happened.’
Other residents of Rugby are counting the cost of the tornado which left a trail of destruction as it tore through the town.
Scores of properties were struck by the twister, which tossed roofs off homes, toppled trees and ransacked gardens as it spiralled on a course through New Bilton and Bilton on Wednesday evening.
‘There will
potentially be another band of rain on Tuesday. The weather isn’t going
to get any better in the foreseeable future.’
MeteoGroup forecaster Nick Prebble added that so far this month there has been 175 per cent more rain than normal.
Hardest
hit yesterday was the South West, where the Environment Agency issued
flood warnings for the Devon rivers Axe, Otter, Coley and Taw, along
with the Char and Wriggle in Dorset.
It comes after householders in Rugby and Essex were left clearing the wreckage left by twisters yesterday.
One
farm in Halstead, Essex, saw more than £100,000 of damage from the
strong winds, which lifted farmer Alan Barrow off his feet and hurled
him to the ground.
‘It was a really terrifying experience,’ the 55-year-old said. ‘It was like a physical blow. I never saw it coming.’
Ten
of his farm buildings were destroyed and 20 of his chickens were killed
when their coop was flipped over. Mr Barrow, whose insurance does not
cover the farm for storms, fears he will face huge repair bills.
He
added: ‘I feel very lucky to be here today but the damage caused will
cost us about £100,000 to repair. If I had got in the way of any of the
flying debris though things would have been much worse.
‘Two
chicken sheds were overturned and about 20 chickens were crushed under
them as they came down. Afterwards we started to clear the wreckage and
we found two trapped under all the debris so we saved them but the
majority didn’t stand a chance.
‘One
of our sheds had it’s roof completely taken off and there is severe
damage to another one and to the grain store. It will take months to
repair. We don’t have storm insurance you never think you’ll get a
twister in Essex.
‘There are
trees, even fully grown oaks ripped out of the ground up on the fields.
If this had gone through a town or something there is no doubt people
would have got hurt, just think of the damage, it would have been
awful.’
The tornado’s trail
of destruction left behind flattened sheds, damaged walls, and killed 20
chickens when it lifted their run up into the air and then threw it
back down to the ground.
In
Rugby, Warwickshire, a twister ripped the roof off one house and in
Newport, South Wales, a 12ft wide trampoline was tossed ‘like a toy’ by a
tornado which tore through a suburban street.
Torrential
rain has seen rivers that were dry last month flowing freely. The River
Pang did not even reach road level at Bucklebury Ford in Berkshire last
month, but yesterday it had risen to be around 7in deep.
But even the recent downpours are
unlikely to avert a drought across parts of the country because the
ground is too hard to soak up any water.
A swathe of England taking in the
South West, the Midlands, the South East, East Anglia and south-east
Yorkshire are in drought, and hosepipe bans introduced by seven water
companies remain in place.
Black storms clouds gather over a rape seed field in Danbury, Essex, on Friday as continued heavy rain could cause further flooding in the area
Stunning: The dark clouds over a rape seed field in Danbury, Essex, makes for a beautiful scene
Yesterday
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman told MPs the rain would not
avert the drought and water companies were right to impose a hosepipe
ban.
Speaking in the House
of Commons, Ms Spelman said this month’s deluge did not make up for the
last two dry winters and the Government was well prepared for this
summer’s drought as they had ‘seen it coming’.
Labour warned there could be a shortage of drinking water as more people were relying on bore holes in their gardens.
Blocked: Following days of heavy rainfalls roads in the York, residential areas like this one in the village of Appleton Roebuck are blocked with floodwater
Downpour: A mother and baby brave the wet weather for a spot of shopping out in London on Friday
But
the weather is good news for gardeners, who have welcomed the
downpours, and seen some of their biggest bumper crops in recent years.
Guy
Barter, chief horticultural adviser at the Royal Horticultural Society,
said: ‘The RHS and gardeners welcome the rain we have been having.
‘Although
several weeks of similar rain are needed to ease the drought and allow
hosepipe bans to be lifted, the soil moisture levels are restored after a
dry March. As soon as temperatures rise, plants will start growing
vigorously.
Farmer Alan Barrow shows one of the trailers damaged by the tornado, which swept through the hamlet of Whiteash Green, near Halstead, Essex
Strange season: The tornado ripped through the small hamlet of Whiteash Green, near Halstead, Essex, killing 20 chickens and demolishing barns
‘Established plants will need no watering, but newly planted plants will need watering when summer arrives.
‘Water
butts will have filled nicely by then, even those bought in the recent
rush, and their contents can be used in the sunny summer we hope for,
when these chilly April showers are long forgotten.’
The recent downpours have also been good for supermarkets with dampened shoppers buying more comfort food
Sales of wellies and umbrellas have soared in the face of the deluge,
according to Tesco, which has also recorded increases in shoppers buying
food normally associated with winter, such as fresh soup and hot
chocolate.
Asda said it had seen sales of umbrellas and ponchos up by more than 1,000 per cent.
Ray of sun: The Shard, the pyramid shaped skyscraper under construction, and St Paul’s Cathedral are divided by an amazing rainbow which broke out for a few minutes between torrential downpours yesterday afternoon in London
That’s one way to get to work: A walker uses stepping stones across the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire during heavy rain which is sweeping the country
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Ah yes the ground is too dry to soak up the water! Hahahaha!
How thick are you people? The only time water sits above a surface is when it can’t soak anymore into it and it is therefore saturated.
There is no excuse, not one for a drought right now, there’s more coming and what’s being done about it? Sod all!!!
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“Too dry to soak up the water” and “soaked up by the parched soil” in the same article. I don’t understand.
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Wring type of snow, leaves on the line, raining to hard, now it’s the lands to dry !
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Have none of you been listening to the explanations about the drought? It’s the groundwater supplies being so low that have enforced drought conditions. Too much rain has fallen too quickly for it all to be soaked up. The waterways can’t cope so they flood and when it all recedes we’ll still have a drought. It’s been too dry for the last 2 years for 1 week of rain to make any difference.
– Chris, Sheffield, 27/4/2012 16:49What about diverting all this flood water into Reservoirs Chris? don’t you think that might make a difference instead of letting it all run into Peoples homes and eventually the Sea?
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Parts of Australia have just emerged from a 10-year drought, but they didn’t have hosepipe bans. I lived there years ago under similar circumstances, but hosepipe bans were unheard of believe me when there’s a drought in Australia there’s a real drought. It’s all about managing resources properly, in which we fail miserably, but the Aussies excel. I don’t know about re-nationalisation, but the Water Companies clearly have profit before effort they must be made to put their houses in order or be re-nationalised, without compensation.
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They should have built a national water grid years ago and they could have pumped water out of the ouse before the banks burst down to southern reservoirs win win.
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It does not take a genius to work out that somebody somewhere is telling us porky pies about water levels. The rivers up and down this land are bursting their banks yet apparently we’re still in drought!!!!!!! go figure!!!!!!!!!
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: Despite a drought warning being in force, York city centre is underwater again after the River Ouse burst its banks along the city’s riverside
Get your facts right please. There is no drought warning in force in North Yorkshire.
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Snapemonster Britain.
He is a Mercedes driver,but he did not wish to risk it in his car,so he borrowed a BMW for a few hours.
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The grounds too dry to soak up the rain, get over it! If there’s flooding and rivers with burst banks that’s because the water tabe is already at the surface. These are more excuses from the water companies to cover up their appaling management of our water.
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