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Somerset Council and police jointly declared a major incident in the region. A council spokesman said: “Following intense rainfall across the region at the weekend, several parts of Somerset ...
Somerset Council said a major incident in the region, jointly declared with the police and other agencies, would be maintained until further notice with more rain forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In Somerset, authorities stood down a major incident that had been in place because of flooding in the county that led to the evacuation of more than 100 people from their homes.
Somerset Council said a major incident in the region, jointly declared with the police and other agencies, would be maintained until further notice with more rain forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
[46] [47] On 24 January 2014, in light of the continued flooded extent of the Somerset Moors and forecast new rainfall as part of the Winter storms of 2013–2014 in the United Kingdom, both Somerset County Council and Sedgemoor District Council declared a major incident, as defined under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Annual rainfall is about 1,000 millimetres (39 in) and up to 2,000 millimetres (79 in) on higher ground. Exceptions include areas to the east of high ground (e.g. Exeter / parts of West Somerset that are subject to a rain shadow effect and annual rainfall is closer to 30 inches).
It comes three days after heavy rain closed schools, flooded roads, and stopped trains in Somerset.
Here are the rain totals around several North Jersey towns after Sunday's storm and flood watch. ... Over the weekend, ... Somerset: 1.59. Snow total by location.