Road Closed

[puddleshark]

Storm Chandra broke several rainfall records in Dorset. Evershot saw a very impressive 55mm of rain within twenty-four hours. And this all falling on already-saturated ground. Took a walk by Stoborough village and the meadows at Wareham to photograph the floods.




The local flood barrier failed completely this time. I feel so sorry for the people living in the cottages. The "once-in-a-lifetime" floods, we seem to be getting them every year now.




Sandbags.


Heron.








These meadows have always flooded in winter - it's how the Isle of Purbeck gets its name. But the water levels this year are as high as I can ever remember.

Had to work from home yesterday and today, as so many roads were closed due to flooding. I think the water has receded a bit today though, and the traffic seems to be moving again. Hope it will stop raining for a few days...

Comments

[larryhammer]

That is a very closed road, yup.

[asakiyume]

Hahahaha, exactly my thought, seeing the first photo.

[bunn]

The forlorn 'for sale' sign. :-(

Dramatic photos!

[heleninwales]

Oh, heavens! You really have had a lot of rain. We must have just caught the edge of the storm because all we had was wind and the sort of heavy rain that's pretty normal for NW Wales.

[house_wren]

When I read the news in The Guardian about the flooding in Dorset, I thought of you. I hope the rain stops and that damages are quickly repaired.

Where I live we also have had repeated years of 'once in a lifetime' floods. It's exhausting.

[asakiyume]

Yowzers! Yes I guess that road really IS closed! I hope the pub will be okay; I know water damage is a terrible thing.

[loganberrybunny]

Oof, temporary barriers failing is one of the worst things of all in a flood. We had it happen here in Bewdley a few years ago and it was devastating. (They were overtopped rather than failed as such, but the effect was the same.)

[watervole]

The old Roman Fort near Wimborne was named 'Lake Gates'. I now understand why. The fields there are all one great lake right now.