"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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Well the rain started at around 6am here in South Wales, and by
11am I was trying to clear drains and to get the water to move away
faster.

Worst to come if you believe what the papers say...

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/27658

"The strength of this weekend’s storm makes us even more confident of
extreme events in the run-up to Christmas,” he said. “There will be very
serious storms with hurricane-force winds.”