Blocked storm drain flooding road , Dramatic Footage from Sydney Australia.

[@l.faraday8767]

It’s not blocked, it’s full.

[@BlueChicken2]

Lol not blocked, just on time out 🤣

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

⁠@@BlueChicken2 How long does it rain for? Once the rain stopped, did it drain like it was supposed to in a normal storm

[@BlueChicken2]

@@KevinLyons-gn7eu I've only seen it happen a few times. It eventually drains away by itself, It was cool to see.

[@d22matt]

Looks like Post 10 may be needed further down the pipeline 👍

[@darrenw2803]

i agree

[@andrewwicks1514]

So true

[@КонстантинПетраков-н4л]

Don't forget a rake

[@PleasantlyConfused6816]

Or a road crew

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

The storm drain isn’t blocked. It’s just filled with so much water now even with post 10 Down the pipe was there he would say the storm drain is not clogged. It’s just filled with so much water that It won’t drain

[@SarahJSwift]

Lol. That's nowt. You should see the one in a small village I used to live in called linthwaite. We called it the linthwaite fountain. It'd shoot 5 to 6 feet in the air at the worst of times, lifting the drain cover off. There was a stream leading to a river nearby. The stream was all underground due to building over with houses and roads etc. The local drains couldn't cope with extra heavy rains AND water runoff from the valley hills.

[@tracynation2820]

Super. Some of the drains in my town are hooked to what might be called a cistern. Two or three hooked together leading to a large underground storage tank with ways for the water to flow back into the ground. If the higher elevation drain is getting a lot of water, and the tank is temporarily full, then you get a geyser at the lowest drain, which simply drains down the gutter to the next drain, which could be either a cistern or a drain to the river. The cistern drains get filled before any water goes back to the river. 💙 T.E.N.

[@TexasEngineer]

Been there done that. In my case the flow was from one inlet over to another new one. Then the street backed up. Went to a public meeting with the city engineer about flooding in our subdivision and the isuue was the fire department did not have access to the 1000 home subdivision during a flood. I showed him my video of the back flow. We had an engineer to engineer discussion about the subdivision drainage layout. The down stream protion was backflowing through the grates. I pointed to Bournwood Dr. and said; Looks like you are going to need a a big box culvert. A few years later, they installed a 9’x9’ box culvert down Bournwood just in time for Hurricane Harvey and we stayed dry while the rest of Houston flooded. You need a big box culvert too.

[@BlueChicken2]

This I actually an old area. It doesn't happen often.

[@TexasEngineer]

@@BlueChicken2 Our subdivision was, built around 1978 and happened maybe once or twice a year when we had a 6” rainfall at one time.

[@arturoaaguilarperez1200]

ALL OF THIS SMELS TOO BAD. GOOD VIDEO.

[@BlueChicken2]

Thanks for taking the time to make a comment. Much appreciated 😊

[@BeeRich33]

There's a drain...at the top of that street. Excellent design.

[@Privat2840]

My 2 cent analysis says that since what would appear to be downstream catch basins are not overflowing, then then must be a blockage between the the over flowing catch basin and the not overflowing downstream catch basin.

[@TGSamantha091]

With all that dirt there may be a break somewhere

[@jamesbaker429]

Rain at a higher point in the area is overwhelming the pipe system so it comes up a drain further down the line then across the roads to a drain with capacity to take it ,but it may have sewage in the mix now,It may be a hidden blockage in the system or just exceptional rain.

[@ocsrc]

Seeing the storm drains at the intersection are not overflowing gives me a bad feeling about this being a combination sewer It also could be that all the gutters are hooked from each house into the sewer I have seen this happen before and it overpowered the sanitary sewer each time it rained

[@BlueChicken2]

There is higher ground behind those houses, I think all the water from the other steets flow through. Probably should have been a bigger drain.

[@ocsrc]

The big question is: Is this storm water coming from a creek, or is this a sanitary sewer that is a combination of storm water and sewage ? Get the city records from DPW and find all sources into the manhole and what is connected downstream And if the gutters, sump pumps and house foundation drains are connected to it If there is sewage in it you need to have this fixed immediately If you have gutters or a sump pump attached to it you need to install backflow preventers to each line I have seen people who have been flooded in the house and basement and had the gutters turn into guyers from this I have seen the toilets and tubs become guysers

[@1234cheerful]

@oscrc Thanks for those last two points--gutters becoming gushers and toilets and sinks becoming geysers due to a blockage in the sewer. Everyone should find and read your full comment !

[@mperlatti]

Not blocked at all. System is simply overwhelmed

[@tbonemc2118]

Give your council a call and let them know what happened because it's definitely something wrong with their pipe. There are two storm water grates at the bottom of the street and they were working normally even with the water gushing out up the road. It's hard to believe you've even got a storm water grate at the top of such a short street with two grates just down the road. I'm assuming there's a big sub division further up the hill. It's worth getting it checked out because there was a lot of silt in the water suggesting some decent erosion happening somewhere underground.

[@BlueChicken2]

There might be a sink hole coming you think?

[@tbonemc2118]

@@BlueChicken2 It's possible without being alarmist. The council will quickly investigate the cause.

[@mom4u412012]

Reminds me of a storm that dumped 9 inches we had water shooting higher then the buildings

[@judithvigorito4548]

This happens when the system is full. Sewers back up. Drains overflow. I grew up in high flood plain. It sucks

[@cryingforbread]

the drain became the very thing it swore to destroy

[@woswasdenni1914]

no the realtor lied to you, that isnt supposed to be a drain, its a geyser

[@myflock000]

what happened

[@BlueChicken2]

Just heavy rain, it happens now and then.

[@myflock000]

@@BlueChicken2 ok

[@Bobal27]

This neighborhood must be right next to a creek or river, but one that doesn’t have heavy lids on the outflow built to stop the back-flooding.

[@hookthatyarn]

Chicago drains do that sometime. What is happening here

[@BlueChicken2]

Lots or heavy rain . The drain couldn't handle the amount of water.

[@cantstopwalkingbutlovemowing]

From rich new design new friend

[@franzweber7494]

Syndney is on the other side of the world. Water flows from the drains towards the streets. That is not hard to understand 😊

[@BlueChicken2]

😆 LoL

[@catherinemontgomery7130]

are you sure that is not a broken water main

[@myflock000]

nice blue nice

[@myflock000]

cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck

[@ocsrc]

If this is the end of the line and it empties into a creek they need a larger pipe installation to the creek

[@BlueChicken2]

I agree.. too late now lol, houses have been here for about 40 years.

[@JustinMeloMusicVlogs]

Stay safe everyone.

[@okrajoe]

Free all the drains!

[@mistyocdragons]

*Soggy chookie!* 😮

[@Firemission-qw3lj]

Better get post 10 out there quick

[@skatsquatch]

Looks wet

[@cantstopwalkingbutlovemowing]

😁😁😁😁

[@xLeo-ee4gc]

Looks like a busted pipe.

[@sandrap3089]

Wow

[@coralaune4006]

Yikes....

[@michaelvantuinen503]

Thats a first never seen that before

[@A.aaaaaaaaawg]

I bet there is gonna be a flood tho

[@davidritchie797]

Shit i hope no houses got flooded

[@Absogotdanglutely]

POV of me after I eat French Toast

[@BlueChicken2]

I wish now that I had walked down to the other drains

[@myflock000]

blue 🫂

[@Cyra_Kyara]

"You're supposed to drain the flood, not be the cause of it!"

[@thiscantbehappening623]

Very dramatic