June was one of the wettest months on record in Britain. Average rainfall across England was 140 millimetres (5.5 in), more than double the June average. Some areas received a month's worth of precipitation in just 24 hours. It was Britain's wettest May–July since records began (in 1776). July had unusually unsettled weather and above-average rainfall through the month, peaking on 20 July as an active frontal system dumped more than 120 millimetres (4.7 in) of rain in southern England.
Duration- 1 June 2007— 26 July 2007
Damages- £2 billion
Fatalities- 13
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Three people died after the River Severn burst its banks and led to flooding in locations including Gloucester and Tewkesbury.
At one point more than 350,000 people in the county found themselves without running water, after treatment works were submerged. About 140,000 people were without a supply for more than a week
Bottled water and water tanks were brought in to bolster supplies, with shops reporting strong sales of basic supplies, and queues forming outside supermarkets.
By 30 July, the first of 60,000 homes started to get running water back in the worst-hit Gloucester area but Severn Trent warned customers the supply would initially not be fit for drinking.
On 28 July, rescue teams searching for a teenager who went missing in Tewkesbury during the heavy flooding recovered a body.
The find came a day after the discovery of two bodies, of Bramwell Lane, 64, and his son Chris, who died in Tewkesbury trying to pump water from a flooded rugby club.
Thousands of motorists were stranded overnight on the M5 in the county on the night of 21 July.
a number of official severe warinings were given to areas around the river severn and as a result of this many people were evacuated, however temporary barriers were introduced into certain areas however this did not prevent the water reaching buildings and causing extensive dammage.
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