Flooding causes traffic chaos across Sussex (From The Argus)
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Flooding causes traffic chaos across Sussex
4:11pm Wednesday 4th August 2010 in News
Flash flooding is causing travel chaos across Sussex this afternoon.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue have received reports from members of the public that cars are floating in the excessive rainwater in Uckfield.
The high street there is also blocked with water levels reaching car bumpers. Firefighters are pumping water out of the Cock and Bull pub and staff at the St James's and St Paul's Hospice charity shop told The Argus the water has ruined much of its stock.
Both Southern and First Capital Connect services are running with delays of up to 50 minutes after flooding at Haywards Heath.
Both lines through Haywards Heath are open, but the northbound one is subject to a 20mph speed limit.
First Capital Connect is terminating some trains at Gatwick, and its tickets are being accepted on Southern and local bus services.
Southern is also running rail replacement buses from Brighton to Haywards Heath.
Surface water on the M25 is causing heavy delays between Junction 6 (A22) and Junction 7 (M23).
And the A27 is partially blocked following an accident at the A26 Southerham Roundabout at Lewes.
Storms are currently hitting Lewes, Chichester and Heathfield and Brighton.
In Bognor, Mark Holland said a downpour at about 4pm had flattened his lavender.
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Are you caught up in the chaos? Let us know how the rain is affecting your journey, or email your flooding pictures to picture.desk@theargus.co.uk
Comments(28)
Dwayno
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4:26pm Wed 4 Aug 10
leobrighton
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4:49pm Wed 4 Aug 10
John Steed
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4:56pm Wed 4 Aug 10
lightning continued for another 10 mins 15.50hrs
pun master
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6:06pm Wed 4 Aug 10
John Steed wrote:Right, but so what? Like Leo said, what about the LAVENDER! **** YOU RAIN! **** YOU! Lets get the best plant minds we can together - call Kew; call Wisley, lets muck in torestore the lavender... Hang on. I'm on holiday in France. And I have lavender in my Eastbourne house... Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the A27 between arundle and tangmere was hit by a deluge of torrential rain reducing visibility to about 20 feet (6 metres) within 5 minutes the rain was gone completely and the reoads were free of water other than the odd puddle, no accidents occured lightning continued for another 10 mins 15.50hrs
Come on Argus - standards AGAIN...
bladebot
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6:33pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Storms? It was just a bit of rain, heavy albeit at about 16:30 and only lasted 15 minutes, sheesh.
acoustic
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6:35pm Wed 4 Aug 10
tombraider59
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6:45pm Wed 4 Aug 10
sussexram40
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6:50pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Charismatic Andrew
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7:45pm Wed 4 Aug 10
sussexram40 wrote:Never mind the Argus. When the Nationals pick up on it we won't hear the last of it.
Shame about that man's lavender getting flattened. Let's hope it recovers. I trust the Argus will publish a follow up story letting us know how it's getting. Maybe they can send a photographer down to get a picture?
*jo*
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8:02pm Wed 4 Aug 10
miss cookie mumble
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8:14pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Christophe Hawtree
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8:41pm Wed 4 Aug 10
All this talk of storms puzzled me, but then perhaps the Downs protect Hove and Brighton from nature's worst (if not from a certain local authority's violent nature).
the taffster
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8:58pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Charismatic Andrew
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9:32pm Wed 4 Aug 10
John Steed
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10:05pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Charismatic Andrew wrote:should have done some pruning while the going was good.
Never mind the lavender. My wife was out sunbathing in the garden and her bush has been totally flattened.
still red sky at night and all that
southwicker
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11:24pm Wed 4 Aug 10
London the train even got me directly back to shoreham no
probs ... Shame about mark in bognors lavender though hope it springs back up soon x
Valerie Paynter
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12:15am Thu 5 Aug 10
bertnz
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12:20am Thu 5 Aug 10
Everest
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7:13am Thu 5 Aug 10
Everest
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7:13am Thu 5 Aug 10
Tye
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7:58am Thu 5 Aug 10
adorable wrote:So what are you saying?
What rain..............
Its not raining anywhere, you don't care if other people are suffering after havig their homes flooded or are you complaining that the argus is not targetting you and only you as it sole reader?
Made In Sussex
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9:02am Thu 5 Aug 10
Wiggsy
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12:34pm Thu 5 Aug 10
Tye wrote:Or was perhaps just being ironic?
adorable wrote: What rain..............So what are you saying? Its not raining anywhere, you don't care if other people are suffering after havig their homes flooded or are you complaining that the argus is not targetting you and only you as it sole reader?
*jo*
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1:32pm Thu 5 Aug 10
Made In Sussex wrote:because a public flogging will do what good?
Hmmm! It only takes 5 minutes of heavy rain in the Lewes area and two crashes just after the westbound A27\Southerham roundabout. Then another crash just before eastbound hollingbury exit. Fortunatley I avoided them but many didnt..name and shame the stupid muppets involved..
You'd do well to remember that sometimes accidents can be just that - accidental! Not everyone who has an accident is a "muppet".
munglebean
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8:29pm Thu 5 Aug 10
Dont they mean the 'St Peter and St James' Hospice??? Useless Argus!
mr lover lover
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9:43pm Thu 5 Aug 10
Dickie Manlove
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1:40am Fri 6 Aug 10
Ps…all of my herbs, plants and flowers faired well against the storm….coincidence
? me thinks not.
adorable says...
4:14pm Wed 4 Aug 10