Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Main Discussion Area => Topic started by: The Fish Whisperer on 02/11/2009 at 04:05
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3.55am 2/11/09 The river Deveron has burst its banks at Huntly an old peoples home and 100 local people had to be evacuated, at least 1 foot of water all over the meadows.
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Yes, quite a night for the emergency services by the looks of it :shock
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/north/134208-hundreds-rescued-from-north-east-flood-waters/ (http://news.stv.tv/scotland/north/134208-hundreds-rescued-from-north-east-flood-waters/)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8337149.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8337149.stm)
Grampian Police are advising people not to travel unless absolutely necessary due to heavy rainfall which has resulted in severe flooding on the roads on Sunday 1 November 2009.
Superintendent Innes Walker said: "People should not take journeys unless absolutely necessary and they should listen to the radio for updates on road conditions.
Police can confirm that the following roads have been closed:
A90 - severe flooding north and south of Aberdeen, particularly in the Stonehaven area
A92 from Johnshaven to St Cyrus
A97 at Gartly
A944 at Kingswells
B9170, Inverurie to Oldmeldrum road
B977, Echt to Dunecht road
B9016, Buckie to Keith Road
B979 Netherley Road
B9170, between Darra and Cuminestown, outside of Turriff
Burnside Road, Tarland
North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, at it's junction with the Lang Stracht
Mugiemoss road, Aberdeen
Craigiebuckler Avenue, Aberdeen, at it's junction with Kildrummy Road
Carron Terrace and Carron Gardens, Stonehaven
Auchenblae to Laurencekirk road, at Mains of Haulkerton
Catto Drive, Peterhead
Police are also advising that the A96 Fochabers to Cooksmill road is passable by 4x4 vehicles only.
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I have to say I was dreading comming to work this morning, especially since getting rid of my landrover and buying a lowered C30..but I did not have a single problem.
I come in from Banchory to Dyce and cut across country via Torphins, Echt, Dunecht, Kintore and down the dualler. I think I hit one puddle by Raemoir and that was it!
Comming back from town last night about 5pm was a whole different story. There was deep water basically from Cults through to Drumoak! I had to go down the middle in quite a few places as the sides would have killed the car!!
Lots of abandoned cars around the airport though....some folk are soooo damn stupid!
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http://video.stv.tv/bc/news-s2-floodclips-040909/
Video from the last lot of floods...
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Will go have a look at the Don in a while, Fish Scotland shows more water than a few weeks ago, the Urie peaked at about 9' at Pitcaple and the Don is still coming up. Not good!!
Ben
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Maybe you need a float tube Ben...just to get round your house!
Went across the Beltie Burn this morning by the house..very impressive if not a litle worrying!
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think the deveron peaked around 24ft, a few foot more than last time.
here's a before and after shot from the last flood, and some from today
before
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after
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today
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today
(http://i36.tinypic.com/v4c8rd.jpg)
today
(http://i36.tinypic.com/14nlk6t.jpg)
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Taken few mins ago at Kintore, view from the bridge.
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What a bloody disaster. :cry Hope the rain stops.
//Harri
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Beautiful sunshine here in Dyce..so warm in the sun!
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Hi Guys
Just been up to Banff & the Deveron is up as far as the club House, it is just as well the Club House is on a bit of a rise. The Deveron is going through the bridge like rapids, never seen nothing like it before, unfortunately I didn't have the camera.
Alex
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Hi Noel,
Do you think I will get through it in my truck? Run out of fags and is a long drive to Inverurie :grin
Cheers
Ben
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Ya go for it Ben you will be fine. This is your truck right?
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:z4
Tried & failed!! Couldn't even get to Inverurie the back way, Urie well over the road, tried to get to Blackburn, also a no go so went up to Oldmeldrum and into Inverurie that way, 2 hours!!
Ben
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Hi folks :cool:
A few photos from the Don bridge at Inverurie at mid morning today ........... Can't help thinking that the life ring stations are not located in an ideal location :wink
(http://i38.tinypic.com/2uszu51.jpg)
(http://i38.tinypic.com/2a7c5jm.jpg)
(http://i34.tinypic.com/2djtbab.jpg)
(http://i37.tinypic.com/159e69.jpg)
Oops, that was a bit close to the hut for comfort! Had a bit of a mess to start to tidy up today ..... but the fish didn't appear to mind :wink
(http://i36.tinypic.com/jv6kqg.jpg)
(http://i36.tinypic.com/2dl179j.jpg)
(http://i38.tinypic.com/21nqjjk.jpg)
(http://i35.tinypic.com/2nj9384.jpg)
Best wishes
Mike
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That house in your second pic looks well under the level of the river :shock
That,s a seriously close call with the fallen branch :shock :shock
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Hi All
That was a very close one we that tree, but look on the bright side mike you got enough wood to keep you going through winter :z13
cheers kenny
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Hi All
That was a very close one we that tree, but look on the bright side mike you got enough wood to keep you going through winter :z13
cheers kenny
Yes ..... and if I hadn't moved the "small hut", there might have been somebody sitting in it :z4
Cheers
Mike
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Holy shamoley Mike, any damage done?
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Holy shamoley Mike, any damage done?
Nothing serious thanks, just bent my wheelbarrow :z4
Best wishes
Mike
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Nothing serious thanks, just bent my wheelbarrow :z4
Best wishes
Mike
Good excuse to give your back a rest :wink
Jay
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So is there now more space to cast Mike? :z4
Ben
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So is there now more space to cast Mike? :z4
Ben
No Ben, it has landed exactly where I cleared the space for backcasts last time :z8
Sod's law I guess
Best wishes
Mike
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Mike
If I was you I would ask the estate to fell what is left of that tree. The other half could come down in the next gale.
cheers
Irvine