Bad weather warning - Storm Gert expected to hit Cumbria tomorrow

The tail end of tropical storm Gert is expected to hit the UK tomorrow (Monday 21st August) and there was at one point some concern among the relevant authorities that it might cause problems such as flooding.

Teams of officers from various authorities have been discussing how serious a problem this is likely to be, and making sure appropriate measures are in place to deal with any issues.

The current expectation is that

1) Prolonged rainfall is expected across Cumbria from 2pm to 9pm on Monday with some localised intensity.
 
 2) High ground figures of expected levels of rainfall are circa 50mm on Monday afternoon and 40mm at lower levels. (This is a rather less than was expected last week)
 
3) This may trigger several Flood Alerts and worst case scenario (Environment Agency modelling) 1 Flood Warning for the lower Eden. We’ll know more on this by Monday morning.
 
4)  The Environment Agency are engaging with communities in higher risk areas such as Glenridding and the Kendal area.
 
The EA are using social media (tweets) to reassure the public. CCC will re-tweet their messages in order to ensure consistency
 
Summary - expect an afternoon of filthy weather tomorrow if you are in Cumbria or the North of England but it looks less likely than it did earlier that there will be serious flooding. Emergency services and other relevant authorities have been asked by the Environment Agency to remain on standby in case that situation changes.

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