Bob Hobden wrote:
main roads flooded quite deeply right across in places,

I have noticed down the years that newer, shiney, big wide roads are
prone to flooding, frost, fog, and drifting snow. It occured to me
many years ago that there is a simple explanation for this. Where do
they build the roads? where there are no houses. Why, after 2000
years of opportunity has no-one yet put a house in that location?
Could it be because those are the spots that get the worst of the fog,
frost, and floods?