Yeah, it was an interesting day. Three distinct waves of very dark clouds bringing strong winds/rain. My kids and dogs were a bit scared. We were lucky by comparison to some of the videos doing the rounds….just a few leaks (one of which caused some electrical issues so we lost electricity in part of our house for 6 hours) and some damage to garden decorations.
Hardest part of it is that the schools closed so we had remote learning yesterday and today. Covid vibes
Fairly chaotic around us. Roads are still impassable and lots of abandoned/damaged cars. The neighbouring houses on both sides of us flooded (mainly due to them having hard landscaping in their gardens) but we have escaped.
There is widespread angst amongst my teenaged daughter's year group that what should have been a couple of "rain days" have, post Covid, morphed into a couple of distance-learning days. Otherwise, no real drama.
From BBC: "There are reports that recent "cloud-seeding" in the skies above the UAE might have caused the record-breaking event - but BBC Weather meteorologist Matt Taylor says the storm had already been predicted by forecast models. Cloud-seeding, the practice of altering clouds to make rain, has been going on in the United Arab Emirates for more than 10 years."
There’s a info graphic doing the rounds on local chat groups that says:
Rainfall reached 254.8 mm in less than 24 hours. Taking into consideration that the annual rainfall in the country is 80 mm
Note that the average amount of rain in London per month reaches 50 mm, which means that the amount of rain that fell in the UAE in one day is equivalent to more than 5 months of continuous rain in London.
“that the average amount of rain in London per month reaches 50 mm, which means that the amount of rain that fell in the UAE in one day is equivalent to more than 5 months of continuous rain in London.”
That wasn't my statement. I was shari ng something that is being shared locally. Had a quick Google search which supported the averages claimed. I presume your issue is around the "5 months of continuous rain in London" which should, more accurately be "5 months of average monthly rainfall in London"
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They've had 45 mins of Scotland weather in 24hrs.
Who knew sand wasn't gr8 for drainage.
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It looks quite dramatic for a desert.
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Yeah, it was an interesting day. Three distinct waves of very dark clouds bringing strong winds/rain. My kids and dogs were a bit scared. We were lucky by comparison to some of the videos doing the rounds….just a few leaks (one of which caused some electrical issues so we lost electricity in part of our house for 6 hours) and some damage to garden decorations.
Hardest part of it is that the schools closed so we had remote learning yesterday and today. Covid vibes
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Fairly chaotic around us. Roads are still impassable and lots of abandoned/damaged cars. The neighbouring houses on both sides of us flooded (mainly due to them having hard landscaping in their gardens) but we have escaped.
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I wasnt impacted. WFH.
Did see a wheely bin float by though.
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Who’s going to clear up the frogs?
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Yes. Holed up in my hotel room. Going to try the roads this evening.
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There is widespread angst amongst my teenaged daughter's year group that what should have been a couple of "rain days" have, post Covid, morphed into a couple of distance-learning days. Otherwise, no real drama.
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20 years ago it was rumoured that Abu Dhabi would create fake rain somehow...probs not needed anymore
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erm this was seeding
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From BBC: "There are reports that recent "cloud-seeding" in the skies above the UAE might have caused the record-breaking event - but BBC Weather meteorologist Matt Taylor says the storm had already been predicted by forecast models. Cloud-seeding, the practice of altering clouds to make rain, has been going on in the United Arab Emirates for more than 10 years."
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The desert needs rain every once in a while. In a week or two presumably there'll be flowers all over the place?
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contacted one of my friends over there and he said "heaviest rain in Dubai for 75 years... so, like a saturday in London"
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Have the Tories been seeding the clouds in the UK this winter? Feels like it given how much rain we’ve had*
*Although of course that assumes the seeding was a success which means it cannot have been a Tory policy.
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There’s a info graphic doing the rounds on local chat groups that says:
Rainfall reached 254.8 mm in less than 24 hours. Taking into consideration that the annual rainfall in the country is 80 mm
Note that the average amount of rain in London per month reaches 50 mm, which means that the amount of rain that fell in the UAE in one day is equivalent to more than 5 months of continuous rain in London.
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Gorlami, I think my friend might have been joking. His apartment is on the 60th floor so it really didn't bother him.
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Hadn’t even read your message Eddie so totally coincidental. I just came back to give a bit more context.
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Gorlami - did you used to post as Dawn Handbags?
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Nope. Previous username was Dantes (c. 2005-2012)
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“that the average amount of rain in London per month reaches 50 mm, which means that the amount of rain that fell in the UAE in one day is equivalent to more than 5 months of continuous rain in London.”
Have a think about this statement….
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That wasn't my statement. I was shari ng something that is being shared locally. Had a quick Google search which supported the averages claimed. I presume your issue is around the "5 months of continuous rain in London" which should, more accurately be "5 months of average monthly rainfall in London"
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Still laughing tbf
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