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Precisely six months to Christmas and Rhuthun’s weather yesterday felt more like December than mid-summer. Reports are of a half month’s rainfall in 24 hours. Temperatures in the town lashed by heavy rain reached only 11°C by early afternoon.
After considerable overnight and daytime downpours, and gusty conditions yesterday morning, the weather took its toll, as fire crews were called out and rivers began to rise alarmingly. Land already saturated from a month of rain saw water run-off onto roads, causing local flooding, the likes of which had not been seen since October 2000. The A494 at Tan-yr-Unto, A525 between Rhuthun & Denbigh and A525 Nant-y-Garth Pass were all locally awash, though passable. The water, however, had brought treacherous shale and debris onto local roads.
In what was probably its most serious test since the construction in 2003 of the £3.6mil Mwrog Street & Rhuthun flood prevention scheme, the Clwyd at Clwyd Street had risen sharply during the day. The outlet at Glasdir was vigorous but coping, while the culvert 
from Mwrog Street into the Clwyd was mercifully slack, which meant that the underground culvert – and Borthyn – was safe.
The situation at Corwen near Rhuthun was the cause of some concern, with Bridge Street and London Road flooded, turning back vehicles.
Precisely six months to Christmas and Rhuthun’s weather yesterday felt more like December than mid-summer. Reports are of a half month’s rainfall in 24 hours. Temperatures in the town lashed by heavy rain reached only 11°C by early afternoon.After considerable overnight and daytime downpours, and gusty conditions yesterday morning, the weather took its toll, as fire crews were called out and rivers began to rise alarmingly. Land already saturated from a month of rain saw water run-off onto roads, causing local flooding, the likes of which had not been seen since October 2000. The A494 at Tan-yr-Unto, A525 between Rhuthun & Denbigh and A525 Nant-y-Garth Pass were all locally awash, though passable. The water, however, had brought treacherous shale and debris onto local roads.In what was probably its most serious test since the construction in 2003 of the £3.6mil Mwrog Street & Rhuthun flood prevention scheme, the Clwyd at Clwyd Street had risen sharply during the day. The outlet at Glasdir was vigorous but coping, while the culvert from Mwrog Street into the Clwyd was mercifully slack, which meant that the underground culvert – and Borthyn – was safe.The situation at Corwen near Rhuthun was the cause of some concern, with Bridge Street and London Road flooded, turning back vehicles.
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