Storm Angus - 20th November 2016
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 6:29 pm
Driving back along the coast road between Branscombe & Sidmouth last night was an interesting experience. With the wind and torrential rain forming fast moving horizontal 'fogs' of spray with leaves and twigs mixed in reminded me more of a hurricane. The windscreen wipers were over-whelmed as were the roads that couldn't cope with the deluge and water was everywhere, deep in any dip or where it couldn't drain away.
Another world back down in the lowlands of the Otter Valley where it was nothing more than a bit breezy and the rain was falling vertically though still quite heavy at times.
A few statistics:
Maximum rain rate was frequently between 80 to 85 mm/hr
Rainfall total from the entire event (18:00 - 0:20) = 32.4 mm (though 22.4 mm fell between 22:30 & 0:15).
Maximum gust = 33 mph
Temperature peaked at 0:40 with 11.7°C
Minimum pressure was at 01:50 with 968.8 hPa.
I would imagine that you could double the windspeed on the coastal road last night, more like 60 - 70 mph gusts.
The River Otter reached the top of its banks but didn't flood. I suspect, given the forecast and the saturated ground that the river will flood tomorrow in the usual prone places.
Another world back down in the lowlands of the Otter Valley where it was nothing more than a bit breezy and the rain was falling vertically though still quite heavy at times.
A few statistics:
Maximum rain rate was frequently between 80 to 85 mm/hr
Rainfall total from the entire event (18:00 - 0:20) = 32.4 mm (though 22.4 mm fell between 22:30 & 0:15).
Maximum gust = 33 mph
Temperature peaked at 0:40 with 11.7°C
Minimum pressure was at 01:50 with 968.8 hPa.
I would imagine that you could double the windspeed on the coastal road last night, more like 60 - 70 mph gusts.
The River Otter reached the top of its banks but didn't flood. I suspect, given the forecast and the saturated ground that the river will flood tomorrow in the usual prone places.