CANARYKING 642 Posted October 20, 2023 Bound to affect the gate tomorrow, trains in a mess, villages still cut off. My route to Norwich has three closures at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Branston Pickle 3,669 Posted October 20, 2023 Think it’s meant to ease this evening and the forecast for tomorrow is ok, so travel issues should ease. I’m on the train from London at 10, all being well. Any climate change deniers should certainly note what’s been going on in recent weeks… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardhouse44 261 Posted October 20, 2023 Currently Lowestoft to Norwich trains are cancelled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,827 Posted October 20, 2023 The A47 between Honingham and Easton has been closed all day and it still is. That's going to be a ballache for a lot of fans if that doesn't reopen, I'm sure. The rain seems to have stopped in the city now though and the forecast for tomorrow is supposed to be better, so hopefully there aren't too many problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,756 Posted October 20, 2023 31 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: Think it’s meant to ease this evening and the forecast for tomorrow is ok, so travel issues should ease. I’m on the train from London at 10, all being well. Any climate change deniers should certainly note what’s been going on in recent weeks… Wet weather in Autumn? Never happened before clearly a sign of the end times 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobJames 883 Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Wet weather in Autumn? Never happened before clearly a sign of the end times If you were to ever leave your back bedroom you would notice that it is more than 'wet weather'. But as I suspect you rarely venture out there would be little to measure against. Edited October 20, 2023 by RobJames 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowrider120 766 Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Branston Pickle said: Think it’s meant to ease this evening and the forecast for tomorrow is ok, so travel issues should ease. I’m on the train from London at 10, all being well. Any climate change deniers should certainly note what’s been going on in recent weeks… Just some perspective...................... https://www.visitnorwich.co.uk/article/the-great-flood-of-1912/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,756 Posted October 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, RobJames said: If you wrre to ever left your back bedroom you would notice that it is more than 'wet weather'. But as U suspect you rarely venture out there would be little to measure against. Yeah, it's called a storm. Very rare, never happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Canary 705 Posted October 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Yeah, it's called a storm. Very rare, never happen. Seem to be happening more often. I wonder what might be casing it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheva 123 Posted October 20, 2023 Plenty of impassable flooded roads in Suffolk today, reminded me of my childhood, when rivers often blocked the roads to school and the teachers ‘ went on’ about the coming ice age and all eastern ports would be frozen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,756 Posted October 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Hairy Canary said: Seem to be happening more often. I wonder what might be casing it? 4 minutes ago, Sheva said: Plenty of impassable flooded roads in Suffolk today, reminded me of my childhood, when rivers often blocked the roads to school and the teachers ‘ went on’ about the coming ice age and all eastern ports would be frozen. These two posts don't go together.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,248 Posted October 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: These two posts don't go together.. Bet you are happy the earth is flat, helps the water run off the edge I guess. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Canary 705 Posted October 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: These two posts don't go together.. How so? Happens more often doesn’t mean it never happened before! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,827 Posted October 20, 2023 29 minutes ago, yellowrider120 said: Just some perspective...................... https://www.visitnorwich.co.uk/article/the-great-flood-of-1912/ It doesn't have anything on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_flood_narrative?wprov=sfla1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,248 Posted October 20, 2023 Unfortunately some in the red areas thought like @cambridgeshire canary that it was all a joke and would be no worse than previous storms and decided not to evacuate. Now costing hundreds of thousands to rescue them from their houses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,248 Posted October 20, 2023 40 minutes ago, yellowrider120 said: Just some perspective...................... https://www.visitnorwich.co.uk/article/the-great-flood-of-1912/ Wasn’t that a tidal surge ? As far as rainfall goes, I thought the record for the most rainfall in a day was 11 inches in 1955. Areas of Scotland likely to get 10 inches of rain for 2 consecutive days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,669 Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, yellowrider120 said: Just some perspective...................... https://www.visitnorwich.co.uk/article/the-great-flood-of-1912/ That’s not perspective though, is it. ‘One off’ extreme events are becoming the norm. Well done for almost proving the point. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,555 Posted October 20, 2023 Well I'd best take my big coat, galoshes and Sou'wester just in case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,034 Posted October 20, 2023 I think the 1912 flood was caused by both gale force winds causing a tidal surge and extreme rainfall. Storm Babet is out of the ordinary for the UK in that yes we expect storms in October but they normally come in off the Atlantic, Storm Babet came up from Portugal bringing/picking up lots of moisture. I am not getting into the debate of whether Storm Babet was caused by climate change as I have no idea, but it certainly not your typical October storm............... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,349 Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Branston Pickle said: Think it’s meant to ease this evening and the forecast for tomorrow is ok, so travel issues should ease. I’m on the train from London at 10, all being well. I’d expect trains out of Liverpool St to Norwich to be infested with more than the usual number of away knuckle-draggers. There’s a rail replacement bus to Norwich from Peterborough so more will probably opt to travel via London instead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,105 Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said: These two posts don't go together.. Don’t make me explain why they do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,152 Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Hairy Canary said: Seem to be happening more often. I wonder what might be casing it? Yeah, is there an equivalent to the arsonists that caused all the forest fires this summer? Can’t be related to anything else that’s happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Juler 155 Posted October 20, 2023 Made the drive up from Buckinghamshire tonight to my parent's in Lowestoft. No major issues, there was a lane closed on the A11 near Wymondham due to flooding and avoided the A146 as that was apparently bad in places, but the A47 from Norwich to Lowestoft via the Acle Straight and Yarmouth was fine. Hopefully trains will be running again tomorrow so I can have a few pre-match beers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,954 Posted October 21, 2023 I think all roads out of Mulbarton are closed. The B1113 between Swardeston and Keswick resembles a river. All a bit annoying, I'd been looking forward to this game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 632 Posted October 21, 2023 No trains from London at the moment because of flooding at Stowmarket. Worse still you are deposited in Ipsh*t with no way of getting out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,669 Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) It does seem trains are cancelled beyond Ipswich, due to flooding around Stowmarket, but there’s been no time to sort out bus replacement services…will have to drive or not come. The annoying thing these days is the fight to get a refund… Edited October 21, 2023 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,262 Posted October 21, 2023 12 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Yeah, it's called a storm. Very rare, never happen. Don't know if you're trolling or just being obtuse, but to deny climate change is happening with all the freak weather related events going on around the world is a very worrying attitude. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,349 Posted October 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: It does seem trains are cancelled beyond Ipswich, due to flooding around Stowmarket, but there’s been no time to sort out bus replacement services…will have to drive or not come. The annoying thing these days is the fight to get a refund… A lot of buses are tied up ferrying people around the engineering works between Peterborough and Norwich. I’ve found refunds easier to get than they used to be but hopefully a lot of people travelling from London will have bought the £20 return tickets which makes it a little less painful if you have to jump through too many hoops to get one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spillay 180 Posted October 21, 2023 I was ment to be travelling up by train today from Kent, but thats up the spout 😞 Luckily im friendly with ticket man at Gravesend so he had no issues giving me a full refund.. better than nowt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
