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Anyone else in an area starting to flood??

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TheMoonIsMadeOfSneeze · 09/12/2025 09:05

In rural Scotland. The local fields were completely waterlogged, and in parts flooded, before the last round of heavy rain started. Currently some local roads are impassable and the council is asking people beside the river (actually just a burn but it can rise a scary amount) to come and collect sand bags to put at their doors. Our lawn is flooded which doesn't matter but our neighbours sit lower than us and the water from the road at the front is already to the foot of their door. And Storm Bram is just getting started. So bleak. Ironically just heard a Scottish Water radio ad asking us to save water.

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SleafordSods · 09/12/2025 09:12

Not here no but it must be scary.

TheMoonIsMadeOfSneeze · 09/12/2025 09:35

I'm actually scared to look at the forecast.

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Ihavelostthegame · 09/12/2025 09:41

Yep. End of my road is flooded (dead end only one way out). Currently about a foot deep and flowing fast. Won’t be going anywhere today I don’t think

ghostbusters · 09/12/2025 09:53

Are you towards the west? I'm in the north east, lots of the fields are flooded. The river in the next town across has burst its banks but into the flood plane designed for exactly this. We just have a burn in our village but it's running high. Must be scary in your position. Have you got sandbags handy, just in case?

I also saw (rather than heard) that Scottish Water advert! I get where they're coming from but really?!

TheMoonIsMadeOfSneeze · 09/12/2025 10:35

It's stopped raining here but I suspect not for long. Been helping our lower down neighbour sandbag their door.

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Somersetbaker · 09/12/2025 12:00

Yes, but it always does here.A combination of bad weather and high tides, means the rivers are overspilling on to the moors. No roads shut yet or houses flooded afaik.

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