Northern England on flood alert / Flóðaviðvaranir í Norður Englandi

[margret robertsdottir]

-Large parts of northern England are on flood alert after heavy rain
which has triggered nearly 30 river warnings and a mudslide in the
centre of Gateshead and Newcastle.
-The number of flood warnings - the highest risk level before an
actual breach of defences - was lowered by one this morning to 27.
There are also 69 flood alerts, the next most serious level.
-The Tyne mudslide carried away some of the river bank between the
High Level and Metro bridges, close to some of the area's main
attractions which include the Baltic art gallery, Sage concert hall
and "winking" bridge.
-There will be heavy bursts in it which will add to the high levels
which have already fallen. Scotland will also experience heavy
rainfall of up to 10mm per hour this morning, which will break up
throughout the day.
-Forecasters predict the rain should clear on Monday when it will
become colder, with maximum temperatures reaching 10C.
-The Shap area of Cumbria, where exceptional rainfall led to the 2009
floods, recorded 110mm of rain yesterday with winds of 69mph. Extra
temporary defences have been put up in Appleby-in-Westmorland and
Environment Agency staff are clearing storm debris from rivers.

Stór hluti bretlands er í hættu á flóðum megna mikillar rigningar
síðustu daga.
Björgunarsveitir eru í viðbragðsstöðu í Whales þar sem 15-25mm af
ofankomu er spáð.
Margar viðvaranir eru í gangi vegna flóðanna.
Einnig hafa aurskriður borið með sér árbakka á ákveðnum stöðum.
Svæðin kringum aurskirðurnar hafa verið skoðuð og geta hlíðar verið
óstöðugar vegna frosta sem voru yfir jólin.
Veðurviðvörun fyrir Whales segir að mikið regn verði á mánudag og enn
meira regn verði í norðurhluta Whales um morguninn.
Þá mun Skotland einnig verða fyrir mikilli rigningu allt að 10mm á
klukkustund á sama tíma.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/16/northern-england-flood-alert

4 stig eru af hættuástandi / 4 levels og risk:
high risk
medium risk
low risk
very low risk

hægt er að sjá á þessari síðu fyrir flóðaspá og fleira tengt flóðum í
Bretlandi:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/125305.aspx
posted by Margrét Róbertsdóttir