All we need is more rain and small tidal surge
Right, so from my selfish UK perspective all that we need in this case is a bit more rain and a small storm surge. That will make for a lovely puddle in the part of the country which the Thames barrier is supposed to protect :) So far the forecast looks spot on - after a brief respite today, there will be rain, rain and rain all the way till next Wednesday.
Time to inflate that boat I guess.