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Flood warnings in place and travel affected Flood warnings remain after new year disruption
(about 5 hours later)
Heavy rain overnight had swollen the River Wharfe at IlkleyHeavy rain overnight had swollen the River Wharfe at Ilkley
More than 30 flood warnings are in place across Yorkshire with New Year's Day travellers being warned to take care and many train services cancelled. Nine flood warnings remain in place across Yorkshire after heavy rain caused disruption to travel across the region on New Year's Day.
More than 17 of the warnings are along the Calder Valley and TransPennine Express said all lines were blocked between Huddersfield and Leeds due to heavy rain, with disruption expected until the end of the day. The warnings, indicating flooding is expected, remained live across North, West and South Yorkshire on Wednesday evening.
Neil Longdon, Environment Agency area duty manager for Yorkshire, said it had been a busy night for incident response teams and advised those living in affected areas to "prepare and monitor". Several properties in the village of Gargrave, near Skipton, have been flooded, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
He said: "A small number of properties have been impacted and our hearts go out to those affected as flooding is devastating." A number of events across the region were also cancelled earlier, including the annual Joe Town Memorial New Year's Dip in the River Wharfe at Otley, while roads were closed and train services withdrawn.
Mr Longdon said a flood warning required people to take action. The annual New Year's Day dip in the coastal town of Hornsea, in East Yorkshire, was also called off because of sewage overflows caused by the heavy rainfall.
He said: "It's really important people keep up to date on their flood risks. The Environment Agency (EA) warned that the River Ouse in York, where one flood warning remains in place, is not expected to peak until Thursday.
"Our incident room remains open and we're continuing to monitor river levels as water moves through the catchments. We're issuing and updating flood alerts and warnings as required." Helen Batt, from the agency, said the levels of some rivers would rise even after rain stopped as water filters through to "lower catchment" areas.
He said upper catchments – the areas where rivers begin – in West and North Yorkshire were peaking this morning, with lower catchment areas in South Yorkshire expected to peak later on today. She said: "While the weather might be calming down and the rain might be stopping, rivers are continuing to respond, so we need people to be aware of that and alert.
He said: "The upper northern Pennine catchments are also responding and will peak through York over the next 48 hours where we will be closing gates and operating the Foss barrier." "Several properties in Yorkshire have been flooded. This is devastating for people and our sympathies go out to those impacted."
He advised those looking to get out for a New Year's Day hike to take care. The Environment Agency has warned river levels could rise even after the rain has stopped
He said: "While the weather is improving - I know people will be out for New Year's Day - river levels are high so please take extra care if you're walking near rivers and stay safe. The EA has also warned people to avoid walking or driving through floodwater.
"Please don't drive through flood water. The roads have a lot of surface water on so take extra care when driving." In Gargrave, rescue crews said several properties "on the same street" had their basements flooded, with crews called out at about 08:46 GMT on Wednesday morning.
In Otley, the annual Joe Town Memorial New Year's Dip was cancelled, while flooding further up the River Wharfe led to the closure of Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. The fire service was also called to help multiple drivers left stranded in floodwater throughout the day, including in Northallerton, Ripon and Hawes.
According to Kirklees Council, Calder View in Mirfield was closed in both directions due to flooding from Chadwickfold Lane to Calder Close. Rescue crews said they had winched a vehicle, which was in danger of being swept out into the Ouse, to a "safe place".
The M62 junction 24 slip road at Ainley Top was also closed due to flooding this morning. Besides York, flood warnings in North Yorkshire are also in place at Boroughbridge, Masham, Naburn, Cowthorpe, near Wetherby, and Newsham, near Thirsk.
According to National Rail, some Northern routes are also disrupted due to flooding. In West Yorkshire, Allerton Bywater near Castleford, Horbury in Wakefield and part of Bingley are also covered by warnings.
TransPennine services to York, Scarborough, Hull and Cleethorpes were also affected. A further 24 orange flood alerts, which indicate flooding is possible, also remained in place across the whole of Yorkshire, as of 18:15.
In East Yorkshire, the Priory Road area of Hull was one of the places covered by an alert.
Ilkley Tennis Club was also flooded
Earlier, Calder View in Mirfield was closed in both directions due to flooding, Kirklees Council said, while the M62 junction 24 slip road at Ainley Top was also shut.
A number of Northern and TransPennine train services in the region were also disrupted because of flooding.
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