Flooding around Shawsbridge in South Belfast by Asleep_Adeptness_577 Tags:Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom 4 comments That one at the Lock Keepers is mental! From Barra Best yesterday in the [BBCNI News Live updates](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-67271283/page/2) >Before Monday’s rain, Northern Ireland had already received 152.8mm of rain in October. >That is almost one and half times (145%) the normal amount of rain for the entire month. >This figure will increase once the rainfall totals for the 30th and 31st of the month are added. >October 2022 was also very wet – in fact the 9th wettest on record – with 179.1mm of rain. >The wettest October on record goes back to 1870 when 246.6mm of rain fell.  I’ve never seen the Lagan that bad before and I’ve lived beside it all my life which is 30 odd years, any older folk seen it like that before? Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
From Barra Best yesterday in the [BBCNI News Live updates](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-67271283/page/2) >Before Monday’s rain, Northern Ireland had already received 152.8mm of rain in October. >That is almost one and half times (145%) the normal amount of rain for the entire month. >This figure will increase once the rainfall totals for the 30th and 31st of the month are added. >October 2022 was also very wet – in fact the 9th wettest on record – with 179.1mm of rain. >The wettest October on record goes back to 1870 when 246.6mm of rain fell.
I’ve never seen the Lagan that bad before and I’ve lived beside it all my life which is 30 odd years, any older folk seen it like that before?
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That one at the Lock Keepers is mental!
From Barra Best yesterday in the [BBCNI News Live updates](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-67271283/page/2)
>Before Monday’s rain, Northern Ireland had already received 152.8mm of rain in October.
>That is almost one and half times (145%) the normal amount of rain for the entire month.
>This figure will increase once the rainfall totals for the 30th and 31st of the month are added.
>October 2022 was also very wet – in fact the 9th wettest on record – with 179.1mm of rain.
>The wettest October on record goes back to 1870 when 246.6mm of rain fell.
I’ve never seen the Lagan that bad before and I’ve lived beside it all my life which is 30 odd years, any older folk seen it like that before?