Post your weather pics here (Belfast Flooding)

[PeteMoore]

if it was left to insurance companies to sort out we wouldnt get back to having a functioning business in the next 3 weeks

bit of hard work and a few days of pain are better than waiting on others to come and half ass the job

spent today tallying up damages, over £20k before we get started on office furniture, exchange units, carpets, fittings, etc.

This sh*t is crazy....

 

[mthompo]

sh*t man! not good like i said i hope you's get sorted and up and running again! lets hope the rain doesnt come back

 

[Nicky]

State of emergency declared in Newcastle today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18718662

 

[C4L]

Hope you get sorted soon rather than later Pete, that's an F'ing disaster!

Newcastle, beautiful weather as always

 

[Artoir]

State of emergency declared in Newcastle today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18718662

Down District Council has declared an emergency in the area.

Down District Council could declare Defcon 1 and I don't think I'd be able to take them seriously

 

[Scuba Steve]

State of emergency declared in Newcastle today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18718662

lol its a floater

 

[Gaz]

RPS on boucher

What's your dad's first name?

 

[mmc01]

It didn't happen to belong to a guy from the Lisburn/Ballinderry area did it?

identical to ours and thats where we're from.

thankfully noone who would be driving our car is that big a spaz.

 

[DaddyCC]

Was the rain that bad last night down Newcastle or when did this occur

 

[Curt]

This mornin DaddyC

 

[DaddyCC]

Holy jizz! Very weird weather day then, sunny and stuffy here E. Belfast

 

[Mont]

Oh no, not again!

I've friends staying in a caravan site just up the road from Newcastle in Tyrella sending pics of the beach with the Mournes in the background. Sunny and dry in the pics. Weird!

 

[mad mike 212]

State of emergency declared in Newcastle today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18718662

was camping on tuesady night in newcastle and it lashed all night but didnt see any flooding the next day and it was sunny.

 

[C4L]

the rain in ballynahinch area was serious this morning so i assume it was similar in newcastle, this weather is wild where it can cause floods so suddenly!

 

[svensktoppen]

I still do not think the weather causes these floods... It is the drainage not keeping up with the rate of new builds. Add in high levels in rivers and an already high water table, and it does not take much to flood. And also why it seems so random.

Anyway, not nice for those caught out. Hope everyone gets sorted.

 

[tomah]

the rain in ballynahinch area was serious this morning so i assume it was similar in newcastle, this weather is wild where it can cause floods so suddenly!

I got absolutely SOAKED around about the 5th hole at Edenmore Golf Club this morning. Tried to play through, but was forced to stand in under the trees for about 30 minutes.

I'm not even much of a golfer, so trying to play on a water logged course isn't much fun.

 

[Coog]

I still do not think the weather causes these floods... It is the drainage not keeping up with the rate of new builds. Add in high levels in rivers and an already high water table, and it does not take much to flood. And also why it seems so random.

Anyway, not nice for those caught out. Hope everyone gets sorted.

It'll flood just as easy if there hadn't been rain in a long time too as the ground tends to let the water roll over it instead of absorbing it. Totally agree though, the reason why we get the flooding is because grass/woods/etc are turned into Tesco car parks and driveways and there's so much water with basically nowhere for it to stand for a bit and drain away slowly. I actually haven't seen any of this heavy rain yet but I hear it's been bad lol...

 

[Shaun]

I see there is another severe weather warning for tomorrow evening. England and wales getting most of it but Belfast area will be affected aswell.

 

[stevieturbo]

I still do not think the weather causes these floods... It is the drainage not keeping up with the rate of new builds. Add in high levels in rivers and an already high water table, and it does not take much to flood. And also why it seems so random.

Anyway, not nice for those caught out. Hope everyone gets sorted.

Also, a lot of rivers have had their natural flow paths and shape altered which usually has a negative impact during heavy rain. No idea if that applies around Newcastle though.

But the more we build, the less natural drainage there is and more chance of water gathering in low areas. The rainfall has been very heavy, but by building and building problems are inevitable.

 

[Lyons]

We were away for a few days there and arrived back in to Dublin yesterday to 20 degree heat!

On closer inspection of the car last weekend I think our street was under about 6" during the first set of floods last week.

 

[DaddyCC]

I still do not think the weather causes these floods....

O rly?! What is it then that causes all that water to fall from the sky, gods tears when he see's you masturbating?!

Nah seriously though i do see your point and agree part of it will certainly be to do with some natural drainage being removed, but these are freak occurances currently, not just your standard heavy rain imo.

 

[Lyons]

Sven, I see your point. It's the drainage system which can't cope with an intense down pour, but ultimately that down pour is the weather!

 

[Nicky]

Just experienced 1 of the heaviest showers I've seen in a long outside Crossgar. About 10 or 15 mins of a torrential downpour, with rain forecast for the next 6 days according to the weather app... Great.

 

[Lyons]

Golfing tonight, hope it stays dry in Belfast!

 

[Rocko]

It will not. It's about to rain here in Castlereagh.