Travellers are now facing disruption across Northern England due to a heavy downpour of rain overnight. The Met Office have warned storms could bring 40mm of rain in two hours in areas of the UK.
In Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe/Stoke-on-Trent trains have been disrupted after heavy rain flooded the railway causing both lines to be blocked.
The flooding has also caused traffic delays across England. Flooding alerts have been put in place on the A5103 northbound between the M56 and the junction with the M60.
The Met Office issued warnings for Scotland and areas of central and northern England, with up to 40mm of rain in two hours predicted in places.
North Yorkshire fire and rescue service said it received about 115 calls to flooding incidents in areas on Tuesday evening. A spokesman said: “We had several appliances, as well as our swift water rescue teams and high-volume pumping appliance within the area attending various incidents involving flooded properties and cars stuck in flood water.”
The Met Office said: “Rain will be persistent and heavy in places across parts of central, northern and eastern England and north-east Wales at first on Wednesday. During the day rain may turn more showery in places but with a higher chance of thunderstorms by afternoon.
“Some parts of northern England could see as much as 40-60mm of rain through Wednesday, while thunderstorms could produce as much as 30-40mm in one to two hours.”
A bridge has collapsed in North Yorkshire after flash flooding hit, almost a months rain hit in four hours.
Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team posted a picture of a collapsed bridge in Grinton on Facebook, urging motorists to “only travel if essential as many routes impassable” due to flooding.
Steve Clough, of the mountain rescue team, said: “The conditions were so bad that in the end only about 10 or 12 team members could make it there.
“The roads were a raging torrent and there were sheds and household oil tanks floating down them.”
