{"id":246,"date":"2014-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/02\/10\/staines-flood-10th-11th-february-2014-river-themes-bursts-banks-pictures-video\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:53:50","slug":"staines-flood-10th-11th-february-2014-river-themes-bursts-banks-pictures-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/staines-flood-10th-11th-february-2014-river-themes-bursts-banks-pictures-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Staines Flood - 10th - 11th February 2014 - River Thames Bursts Its Banks - Pictures and Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The River Thames has burst its banks at Staines<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>14 Severe flood warnings remain in force along the Thames<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Residents are being evacuated from their homes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Staines residents say water levels are the highest they have ever seen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many areas along the river Thames in Surrey and Berkshire have today had to face severe flooding after the river Thames burst its banks. 14 severe flood warnings (meaning danger to life) are in force in the Thames valley area, and police have declared a major incident.<\/p>\n<p>Home owners in flooded areas in Staines are preparing to leave their homes, and some are already evacuating, as the Environment agency warn that water levels will continue to rise in the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters even worse, the Met office have Yellow weather warnings of rain in force for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Thames area. There is also a new Amber warning of gale force winds for Wednesday into Thursday. This, sadly, is going to make the situation even worse.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lammas park in Staines under 2ft of water 9\/2\/2014\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e3KPx9B4SZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fire crews, who have been rescuing people from their homes in Staines, say they have never known waters so deep or a flood rescue operation on this scale.<\/p>\n<p>Amazing pictures of the flooding in Staines have been appearing on Twitter today...<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>People flooded in Staines are saying flloodguards they were given by Environment Agency failed <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gEoEOtKlYS\">pic.twitter.com\/gEoEOtKlYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gareth Furby (@GarethFurby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarethFurby\/statuses\/432839809225469952\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>FLOODING: Properties submerges on Chertsey Lane in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Staines&amp;src=hash\">#Staines<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PeGv0Zyqat\">pic.twitter.com\/PeGv0Zyqat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 96.4 Eagle Radio (@eagleradio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eagleradio\/statuses\/432883425264287744\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>The Thames at Staines. Very high, fast flowing. Helicopter hovering overhead. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/uLhcivfrrA\">pic.twitter.com\/uLhcivfrrA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 peterwalker99 (@peterwalker99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterwalker99\/statuses\/432857719801147392\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>This is the view of Staines Bridge this morning from the top level of Bridge Street car park. Ground floor is flooded <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/d4UFnpgqQc\">pic.twitter.com\/d4UFnpgqQc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Surrey Roads Police (@SurreyRoadCops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SurreyRoadCops\/statuses\/432777293019496448\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>The Two Rivers in Staines has effectively merged into one. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23SurreyFloods&amp;src=hash\">#SurreyFloods<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/J2em2nTjLC\">pic.twitter.com\/J2em2nTjLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Caulfield (@chris_caulfield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_caulfield\/statuses\/432863205472215040\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>Staines upon Thames? Naaah, Staines UNDER Thames. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/iFmXtuPFdI\">pic.twitter.com\/iFmXtuPFdI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phonetix (@phonetixuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phonetixuk\/statuses\/432881796926431232\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>FLOODING: Bowes Road in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Staines&amp;src=hash\">#Staines<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6lhv9ZzFt6\">pic.twitter.com\/6lhv9ZzFt6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 96.4 Eagle Radio (@eagleradio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eagleradio\/statuses\/432883799928893441\">February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For regular updates visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Weatherforecastcouk\/383144038452117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>, click the 'Like' button and then click the 'Follow' button. 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