London Flooded

Railway stations and Underground lines closed yesterday while streets, homes and shops flooded, as reported in ThisisLondon

I wouldn’t have blogged another boat trip normally, but by some bizarre coincidence, I happened to be sitting onboard the Mercia looking at the Thames Flood Barrier which remained in the open position while the high spring tide filled the pool of London.

The Storm Tide Forecasting Service monitors tides along the East Coast and issues warnings of dangerously high waters. Their estimates are based on meteorological information from satellites, oil rigs in the North Sea and from land based meteorological stations. Yesterday the incoming tide was forecast not to be a danger, and The Barrier was not closed.

A coincidence is all I am reporting here as the flooding was caused by rain not the tide.

If you want to see the Barrier closed, try visiting during
Maintenance Closures

Floodmovie (4mb):

Flood Out .Mov