This was shot on Polzeath beach, the day the floods happened in 2004. We were just enjoying the day wondering why so many helicopters were flying around. Boscastle is just under the giant black cloud!
No - the rain from this cloud was intensely localised (and geographically in the worst possible place). My Mum was driving home along the A39 between Wadebridge and Camelford that afternoon and - like most locals - saw the evil cloud and thought "Some unlucky village is really in for it" but there was no rainfall in the surrounding areas at all. No overcast or rain-heavy clouds, just this monster cloud. Its called the Brown Willy Effect (see wikipedia).
on this day we were staying at a campsite on the south coast and had gone to visit friends and go to the castle at Tintagel, but beforehand we considered going to Boscastle. We didn't even know about it till a few days later on the radio.
the weird thing is, polzeath is no more than 20 miles away from boscastle! i know this because i live about 5 miles away from boscastle, and i can get to polzeath in about 20 minutes easily. don't know the exact mileage, to be fair, but its probably only about 10. just goes to show how not only does cornwall have a different climate to the rest of england, but it has different climates in each town and village!
We were sitting, having lunch at the Atlantic House when that happened, thought we might have to go into the bar coz I wasnt gunna let my burger get wet! Best Cheeseburgers ever there!
@CornwallGiude
No - the rain from this cloud was intensely localised (and geographically in the worst possible place). My Mum was driving home along the A39 between Wadebridge and Camelford that afternoon and - like most locals - saw the evil cloud and thought "Some unlucky village is really in for it" but there was no rainfall in the surrounding areas at all. No overcast or rain-heavy clouds, just this monster cloud. Its called the Brown Willy Effect (see wikipedia).
krakenwave 1 week ago
on this day we were staying at a campsite on the south coast and had gone to visit friends and go to the castle at Tintagel, but beforehand we considered going to Boscastle. We didn't even know about it till a few days later on the radio.
HelmutVillam 1 year ago
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KC8YOQ 1 year ago
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ANTISLAVEBOY 1 year ago
Did it reach Polzeath??
CornwallGiude 2 years ago
About 15/16 miles away.
sniff001 2 years ago
the weird thing is, polzeath is no more than 20 miles away from boscastle! i know this because i live about 5 miles away from boscastle, and i can get to polzeath in about 20 minutes easily. don't know the exact mileage, to be fair, but its probably only about 10. just goes to show how not only does cornwall have a different climate to the rest of england, but it has different climates in each town and village!
kernow bys vyken!
sweetcfromsweetd 2 years ago 2
We were sitting, having lunch at the Atlantic House when that happened, thought we might have to go into the bar coz I wasnt gunna let my burger get wet! Best Cheeseburgers ever there!
099fred 2 years ago
i go to polzeath every year =] cant wait till may x
lucy1995kid 2 years ago
Still gives me a shudder that.
potter0067 3 years ago