The miserable traffic conditions on Thursday morning – both Central Line and North Circular hit by problems and much of Wanstead at a standstill – could detract attention from the real talking point: EUref last night’s storm.
Wanstead weatherman Scott Whitehead (@wanstead_meteo) says by his reckoning there was more rain yesterday on any single day than before the UK joined the EEC in 1973, though Wanstead seems to have had more than surrounding areas.
So we have a new record <drum roll> for 24hr rainfall. The total fall from 09-09 is 60.8mm, beating the previous record by 5mm
— Wanstead weather (@wanstead_meteo) June 23, 2016
It hasn't rained this much since… the year we joined the Common Market #EUreferendum pic.twitter.com/hoZKSPRJSx
— Wanstead weather (@wanstead_meteo) June 23, 2016
@liviapizzichini @centralline agreed 35-40 mins on platform at Wanstead still unable to get on a train. Severe delays
— Giles Littleford (@gil3s) June 23, 2016
A406 Crooked Billet Underpass (E17/E4 ) (All Directions) Underpass is flooded. pic.twitter.com/4vLukgWTbz
— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 23, 2016
Still on the positive side, it’s good to see things are going smoothly on Blake Hall Road…
All going well #blakehellroad https://t.co/6WzP3bnJB9
— Blake Hell Road (@blakehellroad) June 22, 2016