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There is now a red warning for imminent flooding in Lancashire:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1451088000
Caused by trailing stalling front along the boundary between very mild Tm air and colder pM air.
Perhaps we can keep track of this appalling situation here?
just looking at the radar its looking nasty for them to say the least
Originally Posted by: tinybill
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
Oh dear...
A red alert for rain is a rare and very alarming forecast element... Thoughts are with those at the mercy of the floods today, not just in Lancs but the likes of Cumbria as well.
Originally Posted by: Stormchaser
Some long term planning by all relevant parties including central government will be required to look at some serious mitigation measures when the floods of this winter eventually subside. My heart goes out to the victims, with the ruination of Christmas a real prospect for some householders.
Hebden Bridge
https://www.instagram.com/p/_v-QZiQdlk/
Burnley Park Run
https://mobile.twitter.com/Burnleyparkrun/status/680665528667627520/photo/1
The environment agency are reporting most of the rivers and becks here just over the border in west Yorkshire are now very close to, or in some case over, record levels.
More and more grin photos appearing on twitter
Bishop Monckton
https://mobile.twitter.com/juliabreenEcho/status/680687949114138624/photo/1
Todmorden
https://mobile.twitter.com/chriskiddeyitv/status/680685675520376832/photo/1
Cragg Brook
https://mobile.twitter.com/topham_nicholas/status/680681129511358464/photo/1
Skipton
https://mobile.twitter.com/Debstoyou/status/680688991889440768/photo/1
Tottington
https://mobile.twitter.com/bbcweather/status/680681025668775936/photo/1
Red warning now for North and West Yorkshire.
The River Aire in Leeds city centre:
A55 closed over a large stretch in North Wales. Motorists rescued from vehicles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-35181479
Horrendous
Feel so sorry for the people in these areas
Haworth:
It's been raining since yesterday morning but absolutely hammering it down this morning. Feel there are going to be some serious problems for some today.
Originally Posted by: Tim A
Yes just over 24 hours of unrelenting rain here. Never short of moderate, but has also been heavy at times as well (woken up twice in the night). Lots of local reports of becks flooding onto roads, and run-off from farmers fields causing similar problems with several roads treacherous or completely closed.
Originally Posted by: GlenH
OMG that is awful, sickening. I will be making a contribution to a relevant British flood relief charity. Anyone got any links that will help?
http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/locations/york
The Ouse is rising nicely!
That river seems to be in a semi state of permanent flood for several weeks now.
http://apps.environment-agency.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels/120699.aspx?stationId=8009
River levels at this station on the Aire in W Leeds have surpassed the highest level recorded(not sure when the records began) Sure it is the case for many other rivers across the North.
Originally Posted by: Charmhills
It's been around 2.5 to 4 metres above normal for the past few weeks, but there's currently little or no affect on the local population. That webcam shows riverside properties that are well protected against floods, and the ground rises quickly away from there.
It's a bog-standard flood at the moment that we'd get a few ties each year, but the persistence of the high water levels has been more unusual. We'll see what happens when the Swale and Ure catchments feed down into the system, but currently at 3.5m and climbing:
http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/locations/viking-recorder
If it gets toward 5m then some defences will certainly come under pressure.