November 24, 2012
Severe Flood Warnings for Helston and Polperro
After a brief respite overnight the heavens have opened once again here in the Haldon Hills. According to the econnexus weather widget the number of red flood warnings here in South West England has jumped to 45, up from 11 earlier today. The amber flood alerts have increased from 50 to 57. Unfortunately for the first time during this extended period of heavy rainfall it seems things are even worse for people living near the south coast of Cornwall. According to the Environment Agency there are now two severe flood warnings in force:
21:38 on 24 Nov 2012 – River Pol At Polperro
21:40 on 24 Nov 2012 – River Cober At Helston
As the following overview reveals, these are warnings of:
Severe flooding – Danger to life
Two severe flood warnings for south Cornwall at 21:40 on 24th November 2012
We can only hope that such ominous predictions do not come true. One man has already died after his car was washed under a bridge two days ago in Somerset:
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P.S. There has now been another severe flood warning added to the list:
22:30 on 24 Nov 2012 – Bolingey Stream from Bolingey to Perranporth