{"id":142,"date":"2013-12-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/12\/25\/flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T09:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:54:34","slug":"flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooding In Godalming - December 24th \/ 25th 2013 - River Wey Bursts It's Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2nd Jan 2014:<\/strong> The River Wey has burst it's banks again causing more flooding in Godlaming. We are keeping an eye on the situation... <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/godalming-flood-2nd-january-2014-river-wey-bursts-banks\/\">Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-142 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks\/attachment\/surrey-fire-and-rescue\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/surrey-fire-and-rescue-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-143\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-143'>\n\t\t\t\tSurrey Fire and Rescue at work rescuing people from flooded homes in Godalming. - Picture EV Online - Via Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks\/attachment\/wey-court\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wey-court-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-144\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-144'>\n\t\t\t\tGodalming Town FC Stadium - Wey Court  is hit by the floods - Picture Godalming Town FC via Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks\/attachment\/cattershall-lane\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cattershall-lane-150x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-145\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-145'>\n\t\t\t\tSevere flooding at Cattershall lane, Godalming - Picture Sian via Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/flooding-godalming-december-24th-2013-river-wey-bursts-banks\/attachment\/flodding-godalming\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/flodding-godalming-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146'>\n\t\t\t\tFlooding in Godalming last night - Picture Oliver Sussat via Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A large multi agency operation was launched in Godalming due the the river Wey bursting it's banks on Christmas Eve. Some homes were believed to be under 3ft water.<\/p>\n<p>Much of Godalming also suffered power failures through Christmas Eve until around 9pm on Christmas day. For some there were periods where the power came back, but for most, period with powers were short lived.<\/p>\n<p>After many hours of flooding and power failures people in Godalming began to celebrate Christmas \u00a0when power came back late on Christmas day...<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The electricity is back on!! Let&#39;s get Christmas started! Turkey is in and TV is on! Poor little Godalming... <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/W8GiAZiS8z\">pic.twitter.com\/W8GiAZiS8z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlotte Gooch (@Charlotte_Gooch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Charlotte_Gooch\/status\/415947349455028224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After total 33 hours w\/out power we can have christmas dinner. Big thank you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/engineers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#engineers<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Godalming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Godalming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/powercut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#powercut<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9p8otacFy0\">pic.twitter.com\/9p8otacFy0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julia Abbott (@JuliaAbbottT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuliaAbbottT\/status\/415942429737771008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dilatorymotion\/statuses\/415944085900644352<\/p>\n<p>A video filmed on Tuesday and uploaded to Youtube shows the river Wey soon after it burst it's banks...<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mifIAy2DhQs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Images of this incident have been posted to Twitter...<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukemose\/statuses\/415645051075969024<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowHeSeesIt\/statuses\/415629905175793664<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lickle_s\/statuses\/415619552064835584<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Godalming under water. Merry Christmas \ud83d\ude41 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UKstorm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UKstorm<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Xs32EVBCDB\">pic.twitter.com\/Xs32EVBCDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oliver Sussat (@osussat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osussat\/status\/415594124935712768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For regular updates visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Weatherforecastcouk\/383144038452117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>, click the 'Like' button and then click the 'Follow' button. Updates will then appear in your Facebook news feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 2nd Jan 2014: The River Wey has burst it's banks again causing more flooding in Godlaming. We are keeping an eye on the situation... Here. A large multi agency operation was launched in Godalming due the the river Wey bursting it's banks on Christmas Eve. Some homes were believed to be under 3ft water. 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