Just been reported as a main news item on Radio Clyde, various locations
(retail park, pubs, cinema).

about 9 mm in past 24 hours here in Aberfeldy

brian

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:03:24 +0100, brian blair
wrote:

Just been reported as a main news item on Radio Clyde, various locations
(retail park, pubs, cinema).

about 9 mm in past 24 hours here in Aberfeldy

brian


Sounds like Queens Drive. Kilmarnock had spent a lot on flood defences
in recent years and this is the first breach I can recall. Upstream
around Galston an area was created to 'store' river water when it
reached a certain level. Looks as if this 'reservoir' must be full.

In message , Paul C
writes
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:03:24 +0100, brian blair
wrote:

Just been reported as a main news item on Radio Clyde, various locations
(retail park, pubs, cinema).

about 9 mm in past 24 hours here in Aberfeldy

brian


Sounds like Queens Drive. Kilmarnock had spent a lot on flood defences
in recent years and this is the first breach I can recall. Upstream
around Galston an area was created to 'store' river water when it
reached a certain level. Looks as if this 'reservoir' must be full.

Here in Shiskine we've had 19.1 mm since midnight, still raining and
more to come by the look of things. I expect that it's been heavier on
the other (eastern) side of the island.

Susie
Isle of Arran
--
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If you can't stand the heat, don't tickle the dragon
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:32:34 +0100, Susie Thompson
wrote:

In message , Paul C
writes
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:03:24 +0100, brian blair
wrote:

Just been reported as a main news item on Radio Clyde, various locations
(retail park, pubs, cinema).

about 9 mm in past 24 hours here in Aberfeldy

brian


Sounds like Queens Drive. Kilmarnock had spent a lot on flood defences
in recent years and this is the first breach I can recall. Upstream
around Galston an area was created to 'store' river water when it
reached a certain level. Looks as if this 'reservoir' must be full.

Here in Shiskine we've had 19.1 mm since midnight, still raining and
more to come by the look of things. I expect that it's been heavier on
the other (eastern) side of the island

Was on Arran on Wednesday spending the day under (or rather in) what
must have been the only cloud on the island. We did the horseshoe from
Thundergay up to Fhionn Lochan and then on to Beinn Bhreac and Beinn
Bharrain crossing over Allt Gobhlach which was in flood and then to
Pirnmill. We went into the cloud at about 1500 ft and and it didn't
clear all day .... yet Goatfell was cloudless.

A fantastic day, although we were grateful for the GPS in the mist.
Had a golden eagle flying over us on the way up to Fhioon Lochan and
encountered quite a few deer - stags and their harems! I've never
before seen so many deer on the hills between Lochranza and Sannox as
I saw on the bus back to Brodick.

In message , Paul C
writes
Was on Arran on Wednesday spending the day under (or rather in) what
must have been the only cloud on the island. We did the horseshoe from
Thundergay up to Fhionn Lochan and then on to Beinn Bhreac and Beinn
Bharrain crossing over Allt Gobhlach which was in flood and then to
Pirnmill. We went into the cloud at about 1500 ft and and it didn't
clear all day .... yet Goatfell was cloudless.

A fantastic day, although we were grateful for the GPS in the mist.
Had a golden eagle flying over us on the way up to Fhioon Lochan and
encountered quite a few deer - stags and their harems! I've never
before seen so many deer on the hills between Lochranza and Sannox as
I saw on the bus back to Brodick.

Paul, now at 8.30pm we've had 24.9mm of rain. We took Sam, our
Labrador, down to Blackwaterfoot Beach for a run/swim this morning. The
height and speed of the burn running down to the sea by the Kinloch
Hotel was something to behold!

A year or so back that burn picked up enough water and speed to wash a
Friesian heifer out of the fields, down the burn and out into the open
sea. We were down on the beach for a walk that day and saw what looked
like a killer whale about 300 yards off shore, only to find out as it
washed in with the tide, that it was the drowned cow. I don't think
people always realise just the power of the burns when they're in spate.

I envy you your climb/walk. Health problems prevent me from veering off
the flat and horizontal. We see a good number of deer as often as not as
we drive over the String to Brodick and the top of the String is a great
place for seeing Hen Harriers, etc.

Susie
Over the water on Arran
--
Susie Thompson
If you can't stand the heat, don't tickle the dragon!
to email me, replace deadspam.com with susiethompson.co.uk

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:03:24 +0100, brian blair
wrote:

about 9 mm in past 24 hours here in Aberfeldy

Here, since 00:00z, 31.4 mm.

Total for October so far, 115.0 mm.

Total for 2008 so far, 1579.6 mm.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
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