Good video. Worryingly dangerous conditions with those burns turned into raging torrents with depth increases of sometimes up to 15 feet and more. The footbridge, although its walking surface was just above the water level, is open to being struck by large pieces of debris, uprooted trees etc. being swept down under it causing serious damage to it. Scary stuff.
A good video bud showing just how bad things actually got. If look through your video every flooded area has new builds near by, you hit the nail on the head when mentioned drainage and sewers that just can't cope is the problem.... can't have sewers built for 200 houses and stick up another 200. Like you i have lived in Dundee all my life and okay Drumgieth Flooded but around once every decade or so, think if had heavy snow in the hills and thawed too quickly that was the reason why Drumgieth flooded. opposite side of the road where St Saviors is never flooded when the school was there. The houses at Claverhouse i saw on the news and was shocked, there is actually two ponds at the Trottick ponds but one isn't always there unsure why for years at a time can lie empty, there is a sluice gate towards the Kirkton end of the pond, this may have been the cause for the second pond filling and possibly what flooded everyone's homes. In my own opinion someone at Dundee Council needs to stand up and say they are the cause by allowing too many new builds that clearly drainage will run in to the dighty. Invergowrie is another area i do not recall flooding but feel this down to the new builds at Liff, the Invergowrie Burn runs right by where they are doing work right now and work looks to be right on it's banks.
I heard allot of trees came down because they build up resistance against westerly prevailing winds which is where most of Scotland’s storms come from, but this storm was blowing in from the east and the trees just gave way. The heavy rain a couple weeks back would've made the soil more moist and less strong to hold the roots in place
Good video. Worryingly dangerous conditions with those burns turned into raging torrents with depth increases of sometimes up to 15 feet and more. The footbridge, although its walking surface was just above the water level, is open to being struck by large pieces of debris, uprooted trees etc. being swept down under it causing serious damage to it. Scary stuff.
We actually have never had a red alert for rain before. Snow and ice yes but never rain
A good video bud showing just how bad things actually got. If look through your video every flooded area has new builds near by, you hit the nail on the head when mentioned drainage and sewers that just can't cope is the problem.... can't have sewers built for 200 houses and stick up another 200. Like you i have lived in Dundee all my life and okay Drumgieth Flooded but around once every decade or so, think if had heavy snow in the hills and thawed too quickly that was the reason why Drumgieth flooded. opposite side of the road where St Saviors is never flooded when the school was there.
The houses at Claverhouse i saw on the news and was shocked, there is actually two ponds at the Trottick ponds but one isn't always there unsure why for years at a time can lie empty, there is a sluice gate towards the Kirkton end of the pond, this may have been the cause for the second pond filling and possibly what flooded everyone's homes.
In my own opinion someone at Dundee Council needs to stand up and say they are the cause by allowing too many new builds that clearly drainage will run in to the dighty.
Invergowrie is another area i do not recall flooding but feel this down to the new builds at Liff, the Invergowrie Burn runs right by where they are doing work right now and work looks to be right on it's banks.
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I heard allot of trees came down because they build up resistance against westerly prevailing winds which is where most of Scotland’s storms come from, but this storm was blowing in from the east and the trees just gave way. The heavy rain a couple weeks back would've made the soil more moist and less strong to hold the roots in place
Thankyou for the info 👍
2:16 Someone's poor dog got swept away here the other night.
They found the dog on broughty ferry beach