[Penninehillbilly]

Been down helping a bit today, heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time, town is full of people, including lots of youngsters, just mucking in and scraping the mud up, washing shops out, loading sodden goods into vans, so sad to see the piles of stuff, but the atmosphere of pulling together was amazing, council and police were out in force, glad we went down, not feeling just as miserable no, but still a long way to go.
 No electric till 6pm tonight, all town off for obvious safety reasons, OH just going back down with a Generator.

[Herdygirl]

Sowerby Bridge is an absolute mess, OH took a genny down yesterday for one of our daughters friends shop.  The community is rallying round with cleaning etc problem now is finding accommodation for those whose houses are affected.

[doganjo]

I've posted these links onto my own Facebook page, thank you

[Penninehillbilly]

 No electric till 6pm tonight, all town off for obvious safety reasons, OH just going back down with a Generator.

We were wrongly informed, now  i believe  transformer or substation blew up, still no electric today, donation centres are having to say no furniture or bulky goods, i suppose when you think about it, replacing furniture is the last thing you think about when you are still washing mud and filthy water off walls. Food and cleaning equipment is top of wanted list.
 
Just caught the end of a news reports on tv, not sure which country, but but flooded, and reports of crocodiles in the water in a town. I suppose looking on the bright side, things could be worse here    (got to try and find something to smile about)

[Buttermilk]

Tornado damage in Texas too.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

 No electric till 6pm tonight, all town off for obvious safety reasons, OH just going back down with a Generator.

We were wrongly informed, now  i believe  transformer or substation blew up, still no electric today, donation centres are having to say no furniture or bulky goods, i suppose when you think about it, replacing furniture is the last thing you think about when you are still washing mud and filthy water off walls. Food and cleaning equipment is top of wanted list.
 
Just caught the end of a news reports on tv, not sure which country, but but flooded, and reports of crocodiles in the water in a town. I suppose looking on the bright side, things could be worse here    (got to try and find something to smile about)

Could it possibly be Florida? Gives me the creeps to think of being flooded and having an alligator in your house only you don't know where, yikes! 
Which parts of the UK have been affected most, apart from cumbria?

[Penninehillbilly]

Heard it again later - Australia

[SallyintNorth]

Which parts of the UK have been affected most, apart from cumbria?

The current flood map for England and Wales is here .  Shows floods and flood warnings.  Currently widespread across the north of England - Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and some in the Peak District.  Also North Wales and the Welsh Borders, and a lot of warnings now in place for South Cornwall.

The map for Scotland is here.  I'm not sure about current floods, but this map is showing flood alerts for large areas of Scotland right now, especially north of Stirling.

[doganjo]

Been bone dry all day with slight winds, long may that continue

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Been bone dry all day with slight winds, long may that continue

Apparently we're in for another storm, 50mph winds I think

[Roxy]

Its gone extremely windy here .....

[Lesley Silvester]

It's been dry and sunny here all day but the wind is strong now and the flood warnings are in place for Shropshire yet again.

[Buffy the eggs layer]

Been very bad around me in Yorkshire WBF. York flood barriers had to be lifted as the pumping station was breeched which flooded the town. Terrible state if you google the images. My MiL had to drive through floods in Pocklington and Dunnington to get back home to Otley on Boxing Day but the Wharfe had flooded so she couldnt get across the river to her home.


The Aire in Leeds was very high and also flooded housing and shops in the centre of the city. Cawood in Selby had its worst flood with the access bridge submerged and Tadcaster which was also flooded lost its ancient bridge yesterday as it collapsed into the river.


Gales now which will dry some of it up I suppose. And Im told Mr Cameron is bringing a cloth so thats bound to help

[Penninehillbilly]

An old (180yr old?) bridge also went in Copley, near Halifax, i worry about the bridges in Hebden Bridge, literally the only access through the valley.

On the news this morning a man has been arrested for looting from houses in Mtholmroyd, he'd come over from Dewsbury!  HOW DESPICABLE!   

[Buffy the eggs layer]

Oh for F@*ks sake what an @rseh*le!