A vast wave thrashes the coast at Porthleven, Cornwall on February 6, 2014.  Source

 

As Atlantic coastlines in western Europe suffer increasingly violent wobble-induced tides, astonished residents are discovering firsthand the power of water on the move.

 

 

"The Earth wobble takes the form of a Figure 8, when seen from above the N Pole. For Europe, as we described in 2007, this forces Europe to tilt toward the northwest when the Sun is over Europe, to be followed by a swing of N America to the northeast as the Sun moves overhead there. This combined action acts like a pump, creating a void or vacuum of low air pressure in the N Atlantic. Warm humid air is pulled up into the N Atlantic. Cold air rushes down to fill the void, and swirling begins due to the Coriolis effect.

"Will this mean continuous hurricane activity along the European coast? This will be the minor effect, as with an increased wobble the storm surge will likewise increase, sending unprecedented high tides into the lowlands of Europe."  

ZetaTalk Chat Q&A: December 17, 2011

 

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Below is a summary of incidents since January 2014:

 

 

A.  Teenager Swept Out to Sea While Photographing Waves 

Devon, England - January 2

Hope has faded for a teenager feared swept out to sea as he took pictures of the massive waves battering the coast. Harry Martin, 18, disappeared after leaving his home near the village of Newton Ferrers, Devon, at midday on January 2. He told friends he was going to take pictures of the stormy weather and was last seen heading towards the coastal path. His body was recovered at sea on January 11.   Source

 

 

B.  Woman Missing After Couple Washed Away by Freak Wave

Biarritz, France - January 5

This video captures the horrifying moment a couple were swept out to sea after a huge wave to crashed down on them as they walked along a coastal path.  The pair were walking along the treacherous sea front on January 5 near the town of Biarritz, south west France, when they were dragged out to sea.  The man was in the water for 20 minutes before he was saved, but rescuers have been unable to find the woman who is in her thirties.   Source

 

 

C.  Man Swamped By Large Wave Over Seawall

Aberystwyth, Wales - January 6

Locals had gathered at the sea front in Aberystwyth, Wales to watch the storm surge roll in on January 6 when they were taken by surprise by a particularly large wave.  One man was knocked off his feet, but was able to regain his footing before being washed over the seawall.   Source

 

 

D.  Men Overcome by Wild Surf in Roadway

Bantry, Ireland - January 6

As storms battered the Irish coast on January 6, a local man was checking a coastal road to determine if he could drive his delivery truck through the surging tide near Bantry in County Cork.  He was accompanied by another man when a massive wave swept them up and deposited them a short distance down the road.  (Note: Incident concludes within the first minute.)    Source

 

 

E.  Family Swept Off Seaside Cliff While Scattering Ashes

Valdoviño, Spain - January 6

Four family members were swept out to sea on January 6 while scattering the ashes of a dead relative from a seaside cliff in northwest Spain. Two helicopters searched the coast of Galicia, which continued to be lashed by strong winds and waves as high as 12 metres (40 feet).  Rescuers found the body of the missing 50-year-old man, but the search is continuing for his 25-year-old daughter and brother-in-law.  Another daughter managed to scramble ashore.  Source

 

 

F.  Monster Wave Engulfs Seawall, Chases Spectators

Porto, Portugal - January 7

Spectators were caught off guard as they filmed dramatic waves crashing against a lighthouse at the mouth of the Douro river in Porto, Potugal on January 7.  At least four people were injured and cars were swept away by an enormous wave that crashed over the seafront wall.   Source

 

 

G.  Freak Wave Sweeps Motorist Into Coastal Waterway 

Portholland, England - January 9

A freak wave swept a van into a flooded waterway and the driver escaped through a window moments before the vehicle plunged into the sea.  "A rogue wave came out of nowhere. There was a loud bang and the van and I were flipped straight into the river."

The van was dropped onto its side, making it impossible for to escape through the door. "I had to escape through the window. I got away from the van as fast as I could as I was worried that the van would be carried into the sea."

Minutes after he escaped from the vehicle, it crashed into the stormy sea three metres below. Fierce waves then battered the vehicle, smashing the roof down, ripping a door and the bonnet off and rendering it scrap.   Source

 

 

H.  Woman Overcome by Strong Wave Along Seawall

Santander, Spain - January 15

A playful woman is engulfed by a powerful wave as she departs Santander beach on January 15.    Source


J.  Gigantic Wave Kills Man Walking On Pier  

Ondarroa, Spain - January 28

A 43-year-old man was walking by the port in Ondarroa when he was hit by a 30-foot-tall wall of water.  Thrown into the turbulent Bay of Biscay, he struggled to stay afloat.  A Marine Red Cross lifeboat was deployed, the man was soon located and dragged aboard.  Paramedics spent two hours trying to save his life but he died soon thereafter.   Source

 

 

K.  Policewoman Slammed Against Building by Monster Wave  (Recommend Volume Off)

Jersey, Channel Islands - February 1

In the opening seconds of this video, a female police officer is engulfed by a huge wave that surged onto the road on the island of Jersey off the Normandy coast.  After being dragged several metres down the road, she gets up, limping slightly, and proceeds to direct traffic. (The person who captured the incident later apologized for the prepubescent cackling.)   Source 1   Source 2

 

 

L.  Bus Swept off the Road by Massive Wave 

Newgale, Wales - February 1

10 people had to be rescued after a bus was hit by a large wave and stranded in high water along the Welsh coast.   Source

 

 

M.  Teenager Missing After Being Swept Away While Bicycling 

Foz, Spain - February 2

A 15-year-old boy was swept away as he was cycling along the waterfront in northern Spain on February 2.  Waves were reported to be as much as 10 metres (more than 30 feet) high.  Spanish news agencies said he was with a friend who escaped.  Source

 

 

N.  Woman Chased and Knocked Over By Freak Wave

Tramore, Ireland - February 5

Source

 

 

 Wave Bomb Pounds Journalists in Spain

San Sebastian, Spain - February 5

A huge wave crashed over a sea wall in San Sebastian, Spain on Wednesday, sweeping photographers and journalists off their feet.  Press photographers and television crews had gathered on the Paseo de Salamanca to record the stormy seas hitting the Bay of Biscay when suddenly the giant wave crashed over the sea wall.  Several people were knocked to the ground, including a camera operator from La Sexta TV.  She was treated for injuries to her arm and lower back.

Source

 

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Comment by Kojima on February 16, 2014 at 1:04pm

Extratropical Cyclone over the United Kingdom [Earth Observatory; 12 February, 2014]

Soggy winters are not unusual in the United Kingdom, but this winter has been in a category of its own. UK Met Office meteorologists had just declared January 2014 the wettest month on record for parts of southern Britain when another series of storms swept across the area in early February.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of an extratropical cyclone bearing down on the United Kingdom on February 12, 2014. Mature extratropical cyclones often feature comma-shaped cloud patterns that are the product of “conveyor belt” circulation. While heavy precipitation is often present near the low-pressure head of the comma, a slot of dry air usually trails the west side of the tail.

The storm brought the United Kingdom yet another round of heavy rain, as well as winds that exceeded 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. It snarled traffic, disrupted train service, and caused power outages for more than 700,000 people. The also exacerbated severe flooding in southern England. More than 5,800 homes have flooded since early December, according to media reports. Authorities have deployed thousands of soldiers to towns and cities in southern England to help with flood recovery.

Meanwhile, the Met Office was forecasting more of the same. They warned that another system bearing heavy rain and winds was lining up to push into the United Kingdom from the southeast on Friday morning.

* Cyclogenesis - The Development of Mid-Latitude Cyclones (comma-shaped cloud patterns)

* Comma Cloud Associated With Midlatitude Cyclone (conveyor belt” circulation)

Comment by KM on February 16, 2014 at 2:34am

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Surfer-rides-monster-wave-Newlyn-Po...

Coastguard warning as Cornwall surfer and storm watchers snapped

Sunday, February 09, 2014

CG_Caroline

This is the dramatic moment before a surfer attempts to ride a monster wave in Newlyn Harbour.

The photo was captured by Max Rowe on Wednesday.

  1. Wavecrash

    Surfer rides huge wave at Newlyn Credit Max Rowe. Credit Max Rowe

As the rest of the county battened down the hatches this surfer decided to make the most of the gigantic waves lashing the county.

Mr Rowe, who lives in Mousehole, said he knew it was a popular spot for surfers.

“The waves must have been 8/10 feet. It was pretty impressive”, he said.

Mr Rowe said the area is pretty sheltered, which makes for great conditions when gigantic waves roll in.

Over in battered Portreath, which took such a lashing in earlier storms that its harbour wall was smashed to pieces, wave watchers ignored safety measures to watch the spectacle.

Two people were seen to fight their way through two lots of barriers to stand over a void on the end of the harbour left by the decimation of earlier ferocious weather.

Dave Holland, from Falmouth Coastguard, said: “We have said it a number of times – just be sensible and do not put yourself in any danger and do not cross any barriers.”

Comment by KM on February 16, 2014 at 2:23am

http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/1207263/video-huge-waves...

VIDEO: Huge Waves Hit Newlyn During Cornwall's Valentine's Day Storms

Article image

11:21am 15th February 2014
(Updated 11:21am 15th February 2014)

The clean-up is starting after another night of storms in Cornwall.
Around 2500 homes had no power on Saturday morning after 80 mile an hour gales sliced through cables.
Western Power says teams are working to get them reconnected, but they cannot be sure how long that will take.
Up to 20 homes and businesses found themselves underwater because of storm surges in Penzance.
There was also flooding at St Mawes, Looe and Kingsand.
A video of a wall of water hitting the bridge at Newlyn has had more than 70 thousand hits on YouTube.

The institute in Kingsand was damaged after huge waves slammed into windows but the clock tower is still standing.
Local Alan Hudson was evacuated when the last storms hit: "We've seen it all before here but not quite as bad as that and they were coming over the roof and breaking against here when the coastguards evacuated us here; we had to get out the kitchen window."
Duchy fire crews took more than a 120 calls in 24 hours.
A van had to be towed from from rising water at St Neot and a tree crashed onto the roof of a cottage at Perranaworthal but no-one was hurt.
Flood warnings for the north and south Cornwall coasts have been stood down.
Yellow weather alerts are in place for gales and heavy rain which could affect river levels.
Helen Chivers from the Met Office tells the Westcountry Tonight why we are being hit by relentless storms: "They've been brought to us by the jet stream but they actually have their origins the other side of the world in the Indonesian region. There's been a lot of rain there and what it's done is it's set up the global jet stream to blow all of these storms towards us."
The ruined railway line at Dawlish took another battering on Friday night.
Check the latest updates from First Great Western, who say the line between Plymouth and Penzance and all branch lines in Cornwall will be closed until at least lunchtime; inspectors are checking the damage.

Cornwall's rugby matches have fallen victim to the storms.
The Cornish All Blacks home game against London Irish on Saturday has postponed.
Redruth were due to travel to Shelford but that has been called off too.
After a pitch inspection on Saturday morning, the Cornish Pirates' match against London Welsh on Sunday has also been called off.

Comment by sourabh kale on February 15, 2014 at 10:38am

London and New York storms are now COMBINING: Meteorologists say two storms are 'holding hands' across the Atlantic

MailOnline Saturday, 15 February 2014 

London and New York storms are now COMBINING: Meteorologists say two storms are 'holding hands' across the AtlanticIncredible
satellite imagery shows the monster storms swirling 'arm-in-arm' across the
Atlantic. The Stateside storm brought with it heavy snow, sleet and ice while
Friday's storm caused heavy rain and winds up to 80 mph in Britain's
southern counties.

http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/750az284t/London-and-New-Yo...

Comment by Howard on February 15, 2014 at 4:09am

Cruise Ship Passenger Killed by Massive Wave in English Channel (Feb 14)

Dramatic photos show huge waves on the deadly trip.

A cruise ship passenger has died and another airlifted to hospital after their 22,000-tonne vessel was hit by a freak wave in the English Channel.

Water crashed through a window killing one and injuring a number of the 735 passengers. Two elderly passengers were airlifted off the ship, one of which later died.

The large wave hit the side of the ship between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. local time as passengers were dining in one of the ship's restaurants.

A man whose mother and father are aboard the Marco Polo said he first learned of the incident when his parents texted him.

Passengers were asked to the go their rooms, and the man said his parents did that as the ship rocked side to side.

The ship was returning to its home port of Tilbury from the Azores when it was hit by "a freak wave during adverse sea conditions in the southwestern approaches of the English Channel," the Essex-based cruise line said in a statement.

Sources

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10640425/Cruise-ship-pass...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/14/world/europe/uk-cruise-ship-death/ind...

http://abcnews.go.com/News/passenger-board-ms-marco-polo-killed-wav...

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-02-16/dramatic-photos-show-huge...

Comment by sourabh kale on February 13, 2014 at 9:29am

13 February 2014

Highest wave ever recorded off Kinsale coast

The wave height reached 25 metres, far surpassing the previous record of 23.4.

THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM wave height was recorded off the coast of Kinsale earlier today, according to Met Éireann.

The wave height of 25 metres was recorded at Kinsale Energy Gas Platform this afternoon.

“Apart from being a record at that location, it is also the highest maximum wave height recorded in Irish coastal waters,” Met Éireann said today. The previous record at the M4 buoy off the northwest coast in the January storms was 23.4 metres – almost five times the size of a double-decker bus.

Winds of 178km per hour were also recorded at the Kinsale Gas Platform today.

On land, gale force gusts literally blew the roof off some buildings across the country.

http://news.ie.msn.com/ireland/highest-wave-ever-recorded-off-kinsa...

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Comment by jorge namour on February 12, 2014 at 11:01pm

Related to METEOTSUNAMI in BRAZIL :: posted down:

http://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/zetatalk-chat-for-july-13-20...

SOZT
Clearly the Atlantic is ripping open. If the Pacific compresses, as can hardly be denied when the Pacific Rim is so active, then the Atlantic must widen. Such ripping is silent on seismographs, but on land produces crevasses and when under water, tsunami can result. The clue that this is NOT due to atmospheric changes is the buoy reading in the Atlantic. The tsunami also went against the outbound tide, such was the push. Long Beach Island, the point of greatest impact, was influenced by the continental shelf rift, an old river bed that cuts deep into the shelf. Note that the entry into the rift lies directly East of Long Beach Island, in harm’s way. This episode will be repeated as plate movement accelerates.
EOZT

Comment by sourabh kale on February 12, 2014 at 2:06pm
12 Feb 2014
Wales weather: 100mph winds and heavy rain as Met Office issues red weather warning
Gusts could even reach 107mph on exposed areas as almost relentless severe weather continues

The Met Office has issued the most severe warning they have for wind today as another storm is expected to batter Wales today bringing severe gales, heavy rain and snow in places.

Wind speeds could hit 100mph in areas like the Llyn Peninsula but could even reach 107mph in exposed areas like Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons.

The red warning of wind for Wales today is from 1.30pm. The warning, which  alerts home owners to 'take action'  lasts up until 9pm. Areas most likely to be affected are Ceredigion, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Conwy & Powys.

The warning states: "During this afternoon a swathe of exceptionally strong winds is expected to affect western parts of Wales then some particularly in coastal areas. Winds are expected to gust 80mph widely and possible reach 100mph in the most exposed locations in west and northwest Wales.

"Winds of this strength can cause widespread structural damage, bringing down trees and also leading to loss of power supplies. In addition, large waves are likely to affect some coasts. The public should take action to alter their travel arrangements during this spell of storm force winds."

The rest of Wales is facing an amber warning for “potentially damaging” wind.

By lunchtime, Western Power Distribution confirmed that 3,000 homes, mainly in East Wales, Swansea, and West Wales are without power. A spokeswoman said that they are four times busier than normal and the main problem is with overhead lines being hit by debris and they are expecting the situation to worsen.

Arriva Trains Wales has issued a warning that many of its line will not be operating between 2pm and 8pm because of the weather.

A spokesman said: "We’re advising Mainline customers to travel as early as possible - alternative transport may not be available due to poor road conditions."

The lines affected between 2pm and 8pm are Bangor – Holyhead, Machynlleth – Aberystwyth/ Barmouth,  Llanelli - Shrewsbury (Heart of Wales line) – and there will be no services west of Llanelli. Check your journey here

Named Storm Tini by some forecasters, the latest deep low pressure system is expected to bring an additional 15-25mm of rainfall across South Wales.

It comes as snow, ice and flooding caused problems along road and rail networks....

 

Coastguards have issued a hurricane warning for the Irish Sea, where they anticipate force 12 winds. And some schools are closing. Pembrokeshire council says Greenhill School in Tenby is closing due to "exceptionally high winds" and Olchfa School in Sketty, Swansea, is closing early too.

Meanwhile, David Cameron has vowed that “money is no object” in the relief effort to help flooded communities in England recover from the devastation of recent weeks.



 

Rises in the River Thames were set to cause more disruption today, but the Environment Agency says the rivers Wye and Severn are becoming more likely to see problems as the rain continues.

Areas above 250m are likely to see heavy snowfall, with blizzard conditions for a time across higher ground of North Wales and northern England, as well as Scotland.

Click: 11 scary-looking weather maps, charts and satellite images o...

Click: 27 of the most dramatic pictures of Welsh weather you'll eve...

The high wind speeds will cause large waves around the coast.

Met Office forecaster Laura Young said: “There is a vigorous area of low pressure expected to move north eastwards across the UK on Wednesday, clearing eastwards early on Thursday.

“This is likely to be accompanied by a swathe of gales across many parts of Wales which may be severe in places. The public should be prepared for the risk of disruption to transport and possible also power supplies.

“We have driving rain pushing in from the south across much of Wales, but as the rain hits slightly cooler temperatures across North Wales, the front band of that will turn to snow, likely turning to rain later on.”

Roads are already closed or blocked due to falling trees, including in Pembrokeshire at Cuffern, Heywood Lane in Tenby, Rickeston Mill and Byron Road, Haverfordwest.

There is flooding at Station Road at Narberth, and at the bridge by Taverputt Cross between Mullock Bridge and Talbenny. The seafront road at Amroth is still closed.

Snow and localised flooding caused traffic problems on some routes ....

There were also problems on the Welsh rail network yesterday with Arriva Trains Wales running a bus service between Porth and Pontypridd, between Fernhill and Aberdare, and from Abergavenny to Newport because of flooding.

Heavy snow falling in the Goginan area blocked the A44 between Aberystwyth and Ponterwyd and snow was also causing problems on the B4391 between Bala and Llangynnog.

There was also heavy snow on the A470 at Storey Arms in the Brecon Beacons.

Flooding was a problem, with Mid and West Wales Fire Service dealing with several incidents

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-weather-100mph-w...

Comment by jorge namour on February 12, 2014 at 8:56am

:: METEOTSUNAMI in BRAZIL ::

Tsunami in Brazil on Wednesday, 12 February, 2014 at 04:37 (04:37 AM) UTC.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&e...

Sunbathers, swimmers and casual visitors at the world's longest beach, the Praia do Cassino (literally Casino Beach) in Rio Grande, Brazil, were captured by surprise this past Sunday when a bizarre natural phenomenon known as a Meteorological Tsunami, Meteotsunami or simply, weather-induced tsunami, hit the area.
It caused the sea to swell & spill out a wave that reached all the way up to the parking spots (…or at least where people had parked their rides, possibly too close to the beach), and while humans escaped unscathed, their belongings, including dozens of vehicles, were damaged, as the body of water tossed the cars around on the sand.
According to locals, this isn't the first time that such a tsunami has been observed in the area. Meteorological Tsunami (MeteoTsunami) are "Tsunami-like phenomena generated by meteorological or atmospheric disturbances. These waves can be produced by atmospheric gravity waves, pressure jumps, frontal passages, squalls, gales, typhoons, hurricanes and other atmospheric sources."

"Meteotsunamis have the same temporal and spatial scales as tsunami waves and can similarly devastate coastal areas, especially in bays and inlets with strong ampli?cation and well-de?ned resonant properties."

VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzcfUp4OZGQ Cassino 09.02.2014

MAP http://www.viajeros.com/destinos/cassino/mapa

Comment by sourabh kale on February 11, 2014 at 2:23pm

Probably trying to cover their behind

11 February 2014

UK Floods Could Last Months, Scientist Warns Some 1.6 million properties across Britain are now at risk of groundwater flooding and there is no end in sight, an expert says.

By Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent

Scientists have told Sky News that groundwater levels are now so high that parts of Britain face a serious risk of flooding for weeks or even months to come.

Andy McKenzie, a groundwater scientist at the British Geological Survey, told Sky News that even if the rain stopped today, so much water is soaking through the soil that levels are likely to keep rising for another two months.

The risk of flooding could remain high until May, he said.

Figures exclusively revealed to Sky News show that boreholes used to measure the height of the water table are overflowing in many areas, with the highest levels ever recorded.

According to the data from the British Geological Survey nine of the 14 boreholes in southern England are now showing "exceptionally high levels".

At Chilgrove House in Sussex the groundwater level at the end of January beat records going back 179 years.

And at a borehole at The Well House Inn in Surrey the extraordinary rainfall has pushed up the water table by 20 metres in the last two weeks.

The British Geological Survey estimates 1.6 million properties in England and Wales are at risk of groundwater flooding.

They tend to be in low-lying areas where water is pushed up through rocks. They can be in normally dry areas, far from rivers and streams.

The Environment Agency (EA) has already issued groundwater flood alerts for parts of south London, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset.

The Somerset Levels could remain like this until the Spring

The EA warns that cellars are likely to flood, and if groundwater seeps into sewers, there could be pollution. Roads could also be closed by rising water levels.

In the winter of 2000-01 groundwater flooding of the Patcham area of Brighton cost £800,000 and cut off the London to Brighton railway line.

Water flowing underground is also likely to mean the Somerset Levels will remain flooded well into the Spring.

Sky News descended through a pothole in the Mendip Hills to access a network of caves that stretches for several miles.

Huge volumes of water are cascading through the tunnels, heading for the low-lying areas.

Andy Sparrow of Caveclimb has been exploring the system for several decades. He said he has never seen it so wet for so long.

With more storms forecast this week, and no sign the jet stream is moving north to its normal position, large areas of Britain are at risk of further flooding.

http://news.sky.com/story/1209623/uk-floods-could-last-months-scien...

[and till now]

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/01/january-uk-wettest-w...

January was England's wettest winter month in almost 250 years

Last month's seasonal total was higher than any since 1767 and three times the average level
1 February 2014

The deluge that has engulfed southern and central England in recent weeks is the worst winter downpour in almost 250 years, according to figures from the world's longest-running weather station.

The rainfall measured at the historic Radcliffe Meteorological Station at Oxford University in January was greater than for any winter month since daily recording began there in 1767, and three times the average amount.

The latest Met Office data  shows that the region from Devon to Kent and up into the Midlands suffered its wettest January since its records began in 1910.

But Ian Ashpole, the Radcliffe Meteorological Observer, said: "The Radcliffe measurements more than double the length of the Met Office record and give us a better grip on how things are changing."

Flooding has been identified as the most dangerous impact of climate change for the UK and is hitting harder and faster than expected, according to scientists. Thousands of homes have been flooded since December, and much of the low-lying Somerset Levels remains under water.

Ashpole said: "The figures here are pretty representative of the broader area as all the weather stations in the region have been recording very high rainfall and the rain fronts have been coming in over broad areas."

Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory was founded to assist astronomers, but while the telescopes have now gone, the weather station has continued its work and now has one of the longest-running series of daily measurements in the world.

A total of 146.9mm of rain fell in January, smashing the previous record of 138.7mm in 1852. The new record is three times the average recorded for the month over the last two and a half centuries. It was also the wettest winter month – December, January or February – ever recorded, beating December 1914, when 143.3mm fell.

In addition, the 45-day period from 18 December saw more rain at Radcliffe than for any such period in the observatory record. The total of 231.28mm demolished the previous high of 209.4mm, which fell from 1 December 1914.

But Met Office forecaster Callum MacColl said the relentless series of brutal storms showed no sign of letting up: "There will be more wet and windy weather from the Atlantic this week. And the 15-day outlook sees the unsettled theme very much continuing."

Andrew Barrett, a storm expert at the University of Reading, said: "The conditions are exactly right to bring wet weather across Britain. There's effectively a storm factory over the Atlantic, caused by cold polar air pressing up against warm, tropical air, causing weather systems to form. These have then been steered across Britain by a strong jet stream." Scientists are examining whether the melting of the Arctic ice cap, due to global warming, has led the jet stream to track further south, meaning more storms are channeled across the UK.

On Saturday, the Environment Agency had five severe flood warnings in place, indicating a danger to life, in parts of the south-west and the Midlands. There were also 156 standard flood warnings, meaning flooding was expected and that immediate action was required, with only the north-east region unaffected. The Met Office was also warning of severe weather along the entire west coast of England and Wales, where very strong winds were expected on Sunday, with the additional risk of large waves over-topping sea walls.

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