We haven't got the cold, but the rain keeps falling and the ground everywhere is soaked. The little brook by where I live is now a decent river, flowing at about 20 tons a second at the moment, and merrily creating new geography as it wears away at the banks.
There are places where evacuation has happened already, and more to come. Part of the flooding is down to accountants and clerks thinking dredging rivers and clearing drainage systems was an unnecessary public expense.