Region is given a soaking as ‘Francis’ blows in
YORKSHIRE TOOK a shower as Storm Francis hit the region yesterday.
Heavy rainfall soaked parts of the country throughout the morning, while gusts of up to 65mph were recorded inland.
Forecasters at the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for rain for parts of West Yorkshire, while the same warning was put out for South Yorkshire as well the East Riding and Humberside.
The strong winds, forecasters said, had the potential to cause disruption to transport and power supplies.
No new storm is currently forecast this month after Francis, meaning the next storm will begin with A rather than G, as the storm-naming calendar resets on September 1.
Elsewhere in the UK, police in Wales were called out to two separate rescues following reports of people entering the water in the River Taff.
South Wales Police searched the river in Cardiff following reports of a person having entered near the Principality Stadium shortly before 8.40am, while a separate search was under way following reports of a canoe having capsized.
A woman was also rescued at the River Ely in Leckwith following reports of a person in difficulty, the force said.
In Northern Ireland, people had to be rescued from their homes after a river burst its banks in Newcastle, Co Down.
Stormont Assembly member Colin McGrath likened the scenes to “a disaster zone”, with a statement from the Infrastructure Department saying: “Staff were on the ground from early morning distributing sandbags and providing assistance to property owners.”
Staff were on the ground from early morning distributing sandbags. Stormont Assembly Infrastructure Department, following flooding in N. Ireland