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Flood in area where diamond lab EPICS meeting was held. |
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"Thompson, David H." <[email protected]> |
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[email protected] |
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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:01:49 -0400 |
High Water Mark
St Helens Church
looks safe at 7 AM this morning, looking down towards the slipway.
The water level has
gone up, perhaps 10 or 12 inches since yesterday morning.
Looking back to St
Helens Wharf, from Margaret Brown Garden, water laps over the wall at this
point. But it looks like Abingdon has escaped the worst case scenario (40 roads
flooded). Visible in this picture, the Old Anchor Inn (flooded on Sunday by the
River Ock) has escaped a second flooding - just.
So what next? The River
Thames is likely to stay at or near this high level for the next day or so. But
I don't think the 1894 high water mark near St Helens Church is in danger.
Save our Flood Plain
"Here we are reporting in
Abingdon..."
The flood plain stretches behind the ITV
reporter.
The crowds, on the bridge, watch some rescue boats helping a boat in
difficulty. Most of the boats however are secured with the help of poles
installed by a local scaffolding firm. (Dunkirk spirit)
There is no large
flood in town yet. The large flood plain on the other side of the River Thames
does help. For every inch the water rises on the town side it has to spread half
a mile on the other.
Famous buildings have escaped so far. The museum basement got flooded
during the deluge on Friday - but that is not very visible from
outside.
But some of the, soon to be built, buildings were not quite so lucky.
This is the new development next to the River Ock on the Drayton Road.
Flood Watch
For more
information on flooding , see
Oxfordshire County CouncilVale
District CouncilEnvironment AgencyAbingdon
Herald
This is the
weir at Abingdon. The Lock Gates are shown here fully raised at 6:30 PM. Today
so far:
11:37 (Radio Oxford) - The Iffley Lock keeper reports a 2 inch
rise in 30 minutes at Iffley Lock (2 locks up from Abingdon). All the weirs are
open but that is not working. It is still on the way up.
11:54 (Radio
Oxford)- Abingdon Road in Oxford is starting to flood and will be closed in the
next hour. Botley Road is closed. City Centre restriction lifted to allow
traffic through.
12:15 - From Vale site -
Severe Flood Warnings remain in place for the rivers
Ock and Thames in the Vale area, and the latest prediction from the Environment
Agency is that flooding will start in the town at around 7pm.
Streets
that are likely to be affected include:
Audlett Drive, Bailie Close,
Burton Close, Caldecott Road, Chaunterell Way, Coleridge Drive, Culham Road,
Drayton Road, East St. Helens Street, Francis Little Drive, Godrey Close,
Hermitage Road, Jenyns Court, Manor Court, Marcham Road, Meadowside, Medlicott
Drive, Mill Paddock, Mill Road, Mill Stream Court, Musson Close, Nash Drive, Ock
Mill Close, Ock Steet, Orpwood Way, Riply Close, Shepherd Gardens, South Quay,
St. Amand Drive, St. Helens Wharf, Suffolk Way, Sympsons Close, Tennyson Drive,
The Bridge, Thurston Close, Tower Close, Turberville Close, Wilsham Road,
Wordsworth Road, and Wyndyke Furlong,
Five teams from the Council are
currently delivering 500 sandbags to roads in Abingdon which are most likely to
flood and which are not yet protected.
14:15 BBC Reports it will
peak at about 2:45 AM tomorrow
18:15 Speak to Abingdon Lock Keeper. He
says the river is still rising. He says the whiz kids at the Environment Agency
say it will peak at about 11:45 PM now. But he says that the river will have to
find its own level. He is doing all he can to help that happen.
This lad is finding
his own level by bike at the Abbey Meadow. He got much further than his mates,
but didn't get much further.
This is one of the
closest houses to the Thames. The river is rising but at 19:45 it has risen an
inch or two in the last hour. It is the highest I've seen it but it is not
flooding yet - at least not on this side. We haven't yet seen what has been
described as the surge.
First Light - waiting
Another new day, and
things are looking better than yesterday morning. The predicted surge down the
River Thames is not evident. The water level is at the same point as most of
yesterday - a few inches beneath the wharf. The longer it is delayed the better
it is for the knock-on impact on the River Ock.
Some areas of
housing, and the Tesco carpark are still flooded, as are all the fields
surrounding Tesco, but the water has receded from Ock Street and Drayton
Road.
But, still keep an eye out, the BBC say this morning 'The
council, predicting 41 roads are likely to flood in Abingdon, has made sandbags
available at the area's local police station and Caldecott School.' The
Abingdon Herald has the list of 41 and says it may
occur up to '9am on Tuesday.'
Severe Flood Warning
Both the River Ock
and the River Thames are now on Severe Flood Warning. The
Almshouses are prepared.
At last light there
were still a lot of people watching the water at St Helens Wharf as they have
been doing all day. The emergency services have been busy all
day.
Evacuees have been moved from The Guildhall, whose bottom floor
could flood, to the Kassam Stadium. The evacuee meeting point has moved to Our
Lady's Convent at the bottom of Radley Road and, if needed, Thameside School on
Cotman Close.
A policeman came to warn our road that we were at risk, and
should make some preparations should we be flooded.
Flood Warning
Tesco carpark is
underwater. People were being hurried out from 9:30 PM. A tide of water was
coming across the carpark from the direction of the River Ock.
This all
happened within minutes. It must have taken everybody by suprise.
The environment agency has
a Flood Warning out for the River Ock: Flooding expected affecting homes,
businesses and main roads. Act now!
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