> >> > From: "Phil Rushton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > I initially thought the same as you Beeky. Then I wondered if >> > abnormally >> > high water levels on the Severn would hold back the outflow from the >> > Avon. >>> You have hit the nail on the head Phil. It is the water flowing into the >> Severn that gives us a problem here with water backing up the Avon. > From: "Bob Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> There are 6 or 7 locks on the Avon downstream from Evesham: I really can't see how conditions on the Severn would affect things that far up > the Avon. N.B. That is not to belittle the problems that Evesham and > the Dykes in particular face with seeming regularity, but it can't be > blamed on Wales.
Hi Bob and All, I know what you mean, it seems difficult to imagine. Let me put it this way. You fill your bath, and when it gets to the top it overflows. So, you get another bath and channel the water into it, that fills up. You get another bath and that also fills. At this point you run out of baths, very wet floor overflowing from not one bath but 3. Now some idiot turns on the tap on bath 3 as well and that only adds to the amount of water. Only when bath 1 gets the tap turned off and the plug pulled out will the water start to go down. Heavy rain is expected again over the weekend and I have just received this from our District Council MD "We are again preparing ourselves for any potential flooding issues over the weekend. It always seems to happen on a Friday! Steve Jorden has been attending Silver Control for us today and we are putting actions in place. We have nominated officers to go to sliver or Gold controls if we need to so over the weekend. According to the EA the main risk will be the Severn. Our role if that is the case is likely to be mutual support to others and we are prepared to set up a rest centre if necessary. At present, that scenario is low risk. For road closures and general info check the County web site. Our web site also has the links. Finally, on sandbags, our stocks have been depleted by very anxious residents around the district. We are continuing to provide stocks at the usual places in the three towns and subject to no abuse of the system we are prepared to keep refreshing stocks". The Avon today in Evesham has gone down again, good news. If the Severn starts to flood, the Avon will have nowhere to go at Tewkesbury and therefore will rise again. Ironically, you may have seen Upton on Severn on the news and the very successful barriers along the bank that is keeping the water out of the town. However the water that normally goes into Upton, flooding the town, is now being sent on down to Tewkesbury and onto Gloucester. It has to go somewhere! Blame Wales, no. Blame the rain falling on the Welsh hills which then finds its way along a large area of the countryside and into the Severn, yes. On another subject, I have noticed that LT has moved back with the strong flow over the last few days. This can only be because the stern rope has stretched, even though it's wet and not a new rope. Are there any ropes that don't stretch? Regards, Andrew Web Site www.andrewdyke.co.uk Web Site www.mayorofevesham.co.uk
