UPDATED Current Flooded Areas & Forecasts

[Rooo]

Just had some communication from Samui Rescue. Would it be possible to report road closures if it's possible, as this would be a major help for them.

Thank you.

[Tropicalevo]

Drove with my 4x4 from South Chaweng Beach road via the small road next to 3 Monkeys to Lake Road and further along the small streets behind the airport to Big Buddha 30 minutes ago. It was flooded 20-50 cms almost every 50 meters. Deepest: Near Poppies, end of Lake road, next Chinese graveyard and some other sections between departure driveway and the market Plai Laem.

If it continues to rain like that it will be impassable soon.

where,s the chinese graveyard? please

I believe that it is on the road from the airport towards Bandon hospital. Come out of departures - turn right. The road zig zags around plots of land and then comes to a T junction. The Chinese graves are on the right before the T . If you turn right - you go around the end of the runway and end up on the new tarmac road towards Bandon.

The road usually floods before the graves coming from the airport terminal.

Edited November 9, 2010 by Tropicalevo

[Birdman]

[wasas]

Drove with my 4x4 from South Chaweng Beach road via the small road next to 3 Monkeys to Lake Road and further along the small streets behind the airport to Big Buddha 30 minutes ago. It was flooded 20-50 cms almost every 50 meters. Deepest: Near Poppies, end of Lake road, next Chinese graveyard and some other sections between departure driveway and the market Plai Laem.

If it continues to rain like that it will be impassable soon.

where,s the chinese graveyard? please

I believe that it is on the road from the airport towards Bandon hospital. Come out of departures - turn right. The road zig zags around plots of land and then comes to a T junction. The Chinese graves are on the right before the T . If you turn right - you go around the end of the runway and end up on the new tarmac road towards Bandon.

The road usually floods before the graves coming from the airport terminal.

thankyou

[Tracer Round]

I see bewildered tourists around and think, "Did you not do any homework before you booked your trip here for November?"

[BigC]

well heads down looks like we all have work cut out for tomorrow

[smokie36]

I see bewildered tourists around and think, "Did you not do any homework before you booked your trip here for November?"

Unlucky! Although if they had any sense would have jumped on the ferry at the first sign of rain and beled over to the Andaman coast.

Still..... :D and

[souvenirdeparis]

what about koh Tao ?

what about koh Bulon/ Tartutao?

I had great times in koh Pangan on my november honeymoon ;was looooong ago.

must be very wet at Ban Kaï .

I have been away a while ; I had no idea of this situation.

We have snow at 900meters south of France now ; this is extremely

unusual at this time of the year.

Head up take heart all of you in the storm.

[Gulfsailor]

Well, the rain is pooring down hard now in Chaweng, with the occasional flash of lightning. We'll probabaly lose electricity again soon. The edge of the lake is creeping closer and closer. If this goes on for another few hours, we will be living in the lake again, same as last week. Good thing the house is 3 meters up on stilts. Now I only need a snorkel on my car, to get through the 1,5 to 2 meters of water, which will soon surround the house.

[goldfinger]

Indeed- this is an informational thread abd as such is best left to informative posts, I think. So, let's keep it that way, shall we?

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[John 1]

Looks like we have a bit of a break there is still the low off sth Vietnam that should move our way. After last night rain's I assume a few more places are flooded.

[crusty]

Indeed- this is an informational thread abd as such is best left to informative posts, I think. So, let's keep it that way, shall we?

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Chaweng Beach road impassable now, water over 1 m. deep Centara section at 0700 this morning

[Gatorade]

Check out Wind Guru and TMD Synoptic charts..Latest forecast is that we are in for the third low pressure area coming through this Friday, Sat and Sun.

Heavy rain- 46mm on Sat and winds around 40MPH. Great!

[limbos]

285mm of rain yesterday. Plai Laem 7-11 road is blocked again .

Here are some pictures and videos from Lamai yesterday

[samuijimmy]

Great video there Limbos.... makes me feel how lucky I have been with my house....

I have to say, that I am surprised water levels where I live, have gone down drastically this morning, even after steady to heavy rain all night.... but then the gully near me is now about three times wider than it was before this all started.... making the water path wider & has brought down the levels....

We've not had wind here, which is a good thing, but many trees along this usual small stream have washed away... which could cause damming further down stream which may give and cause a sudden rush of water if any blockages / dams, burst.

But this may not be so good in Maenam, perhaps if we get a break I will venture down..... from the few times I have ventured out, seems the Nanthon side of Maenam has been worse hit.... past Sanaburi Hotel.

Currently steady rain again after about an hour's break.....! Enough already!

[Tropicalevo]

285mm of rain yesterday. Plai Laem 7-11 road is blocked again .

Here are some pictures and videos from Lamai yesterday

I have just completed my usual 'Plai Laem to Bandon and back' route (8.15 am)

Plai Laem clear. (Apart from the BB to Choengmon section - although the barriers have been removed and bikes are getting through on that section.)

Bang Rak clear.

Ghost road clear apart from floods at the usual places. All easily passable.

No rain since I got up at 5.30

[Samuian]

Leam Din Market Area flooded, so Reaggae Pub Road and link to Lake Road for the first 50-100 Meters... water receding slow...

[John 1]

Come on Lekeyman look out the window is the road in front of Samui town centre still flooded I want to go to Lotus from Maenam

[crusty]

Just got a call Tesco Lamai flooded.

Roo is it ok to post a pic of this strange fellow ?

[Gulfsailor]

Just got a call Tesco Lamai flooded.

Roo is it ok to post a pic of this strange fellow ?

'ironic...'

[BigC]

Leam Din Market Area flooded, so Reaggae Pub Road and link to Lake Road for the first 50-100 Meters... water receding slow...

yes dalad daow and lamdin have been very badly hit. Was interested about lamui yesterday. I have no clue as to how bad it was till i got there. don't know about today.

Last night was light drsil. where i live. The problem is with heavy loads of rain. right off to work. good morning :jap:

[crusty]

Leam Din Market Area flooded, so Reaggae Pub Road and link to Lake Road for the first 50-100 Meters... water receding slow...

yes dalad daow and lamdin have been very badly hit. Was interested about lamui yesterday. I have no clue as to how bad it was till i got there. don't know about today.

Last night was light drsil. where i live. The problem is with heavy loads of rain. right off to work. good morning :jap:

Don't expect the floods to go down soon in the Chaweng area. The wise fathers of Samui in their wisdom are at this moment filling the klong in with back hoes at the South Chaweng bridge, the object to SLOW the water flow out to the sea. No guessing who benefits most from doing this, but the rest of the Beach Road North stays flooded at their expense. Selfish ? nah !

[Boater]

Leam Din Market Area flooded, so Reaggae Pub Road and link to Lake Road for the first 50-100 Meters... water receding slow...

yes dalad daow and lamdin have been very badly hit. Was interested about lamui yesterday. I have no clue as to how bad it was till i got there. don't know about today.

Last night was light drsil. where i live. The problem is with heavy loads of rain. right off to work. good morning :jap:

Don't expect the floods to go down soon in the Chaweng area. The wise fathers of Samui in their wisdom are at this moment filling the klong in with back hoes at the South Chaweng bridge, the object to SLOW the water flow out to the sea. No guessing who benefits most from doing this, but the rest of the Beach Road North stays flooded at their expense. Selfish ? nah !

who ever has the biggest pump wins ! , i t appears people are just pumping the water to another person to deal with ......

but the roads are now very very dangerous, with potholes everywhere, plus open man hole covers, which sometime you cannot see.

also to note, sides of raods have disapeared , leaving it vunerable to cars and bikes, the amount of time i have pulled over to the verge due to manic bike drivers and stupid lorry drivers, but cannot anymore as the car will fall into the verge

[Rooo]

Just got a call Tesco Lamai flooded.

Roo is it ok to post a pic of this strange fellow ?

Wonder how many pairs of underpants he had to wash & Iron.

This guy looks like a perfect candidate for political office. Next thing he will be kissing babies.

[Samuian]

Leam Din Market Area flooded, so Reaggae Pub Road and link to Lake Road for the first 50-100 Meters... water receding slow...

yes dalad daow and lamdin have been very badly hit. Was interested about lamui yesterday. I have no clue as to how bad it was till i got there. don't know about today.

Last night was light drsil. where i live. The problem is with heavy loads of rain. right off to work. good morning :jap:

Don't expect the floods to go down soon in the Chaweng area. The wise fathers of Samui in their wisdom are at this moment filling the klong in with back hoes at the South Chaweng bridge, the object to SLOW the water flow out to the sea. No guessing who benefits most from doing this, but the rest of the Beach Road North stays flooded at their expense. Selfish ? nah !

Guess they are (reasonable) afraid that this bridge might go. if this happens you cn go via MaeNam Nathon to lami - and youknow hat this means...

Chaweng - Laem DIn flooding slightlyreceded - but just started raining agian - so get water proofed everybody! Forecast's say it will last till Sun/Mon.

and: "if it's rainin', it's rainin'......"

[PoorSucker]

Guess they are (reasonable) afraid that this bridge might go. if this happens you cn go via MaeNam Nathon to lami - and youknow hat this means...

Chaweng - Laem DIn flooding slightlyreceded - but just started raining agian - so get water proofed everybody! Forecast's say it will last till Sun/Mon.

and: "if it's rainin', it's rainin'......"

I guess Crusty is talking about the beachroad, not the ring road.

[Noodles]

Leam Din Market Area flooded, so Reaggae Pub Road and link to Lake Road for the first 50-100 Meters... water receding slow...

yes dalad daow and lamdin have been very badly hit. Was interested about lamui yesterday. I have no clue as to how bad it was till i got there. don't know about today.

Last night was light drsil. where i live. The problem is with heavy loads of rain. right off to work. good morning :jap:

Don't expect the floods to go down soon in the Chaweng area. The wise fathers of Samui in their wisdom are at this moment filling the klong in with back hoes at the South Chaweng bridge, the object to SLOW the water flow out to the sea. No guessing who benefits most from doing this, but the rest of the Beach Road North stays flooded at their expense. Selfish ? nah !

who ever has the biggest pump wins ! , i t appears people are just pumping the water to another person to deal with ......

but the roads are now very very dangerous, with potholes everywhere, plus open man hole covers, which sometime you cannot see.

also to note, sides of raods have disapeared , leaving it vunerable to cars and bikes, the amount of time i have pulled over to the verge due to manic bike drivers and stupid lorry drivers, but cannot anymore as the car will fall into the verge

Very true about the sides of the roads. This is just past bar ice heading to chewang beach road at around 5pm today

Edited November 10, 2010 by Noodles

[BlackWolf]

I just passed the road at Ice Bar 20 minutes ago and for the first time in 6 years my Honda Phantom stopped caused by high water. I had to push it 100 meters and wait for 10 minutes.. I was very happy when it started again and brought me safely home. To all of you out there, take it easy and be careful, there is no one to loose.

[crusty]

Guess they are (reasonable) afraid that this bridge might go. if this happens you cn go via MaeNam Nathon to lami - and youknow hat this means...

Chaweng - Laem DIn flooding slightlyreceded - but just started raining agian - so get water proofed everybody! Forecast's say it will last till Sun/Mon.

and: "if it's rainin', it's rainin'......"

I guess Crusty is talking about the beachroad, not the ring road.

Yes the Minister for Home Affairs is correct, it is the bridge just down from Springer Pub which has been designed to be the main drainage access to the sea for ALL of Chaweng and Laem Din and is just 5 m. wide !

[Rooo]

Watched a show on the TAN network, it covered the Samui floods. One of the interesting comments was, that Chaweng was built in a natural water catchment basin.