Flood alerts in parts of the North East and North Yorkshire have remained in place, as the Met Office warns of 'localised flooding' while warnings from police, motoring groups, and council have also been issued.
Parts of both regions were hit by heavy rain on Thursday (September 26) and Friday (September 27) morning.
While much rain isn't expected to fall on Friday, the Met Office has warned that 'localised flooding' is a possibility, as rivers and other watercourses catch up with the rainfall.
No weather warning is in place from the Met Office, but several flood alerts from the Environment Agency remain in place for Friday.
Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: “There will continue to be localised flooding. A lot of these areas have been hit by rain in the past few weeks, so the ground is already saturated.
"Rivers often take time to respond so we’re expecting disruption to continue in central and southern parts throughout the morning. Those planning to travel on Friday should factor this into their journey times.”
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As of 6am, the Environment Agency had 63 flood warnings in place across England, meaning flooding is expected, and 121 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible.
In the North East and North Yorkshire, these flood alerts remain in place:
- Upper River Swale
- Upper River Ure
- River Leven
- Coastal Streams in Redcar and Cleveland
- Middlesbrough Becks
- Lower River Tees and estuarine tributaries
- Lower River Wear
- Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries
- River Esk at Lealholm
- North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk
- River Esk at Glaisdale
- North Sea at Sandsend
According to the Met Office warning, the weather could lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures, homes and businesses are likely to be flooded and there is a “good chance” some communities will be cut off due to floods.
Delays and cancellations to train and bus services and power cuts are also likely while footage shared on social media showed cars battling through partially submerged roads.
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