Storm Franklin in Yorkshire latest: Live updates as widespread flooding and severe winds cause travel chaos around region
There were 108 flood warnings in place for Yorkshire as of Monday morning, as Storm Franklin continued to wreak havoc across the region.
Strong winds, flooding, and travel chaos were widespread across the region - with more disruption expected as the day progresses.
Scroll down for the latest updates.
Storm Franklin hits Yorkshire: Live updates amid widespread flooding and travel chaos for region
Key Events
- All of the 108 flood warnings in place across Yorkshire on Monday morning
- Northern: Avoid train travel if possible
- Tadcaster firefighters rescue horses from floods
- M1 traffic disrupted due to broken down lorry
- Bus disruption around Yorkshire: Here’s what you need to know
- WATCH: Flooding at Rotherham Central Station
- M1 closed at J34 at Sheffield/Rotherham due to incident
- A61 HarrogateRoad HarewoodBridge at Dunkeswick is closed to all traffic due to flood water
- Train services between Leeds and Lancaster/Morecambe cannot run due to flooding
- Shocking photo shows Rotherham Central underwater
- Doncaster: Avoid Sprotbrough Falls and Sprotbrough Lock after River Don burst banks, police urge
- River levels peak in the upper catchments of the Wharfe and Nidd
- M62 Scammonden Dam closed in both directions to high sided vehicles between J22 and J23
- A15 Humber Bridge closed to high sided and vulnerable vehicles
- North Yorkshire Police: Do not use low-lying paths or drive through flood water
Armley Mills Bridge on the Aire in Leeds seems to have been demolished by floating debris that could be a pontoon
Full list of road closures in North Yorkshire due to flooding
As a result of the bad weather, the following roads are currently closed:
• Road into Kirby Wiske• Sandhill Lane (road to Holme on Swale from B6267)• Eldmire Lane• Dalton Lane• Occany Lane, Farnham• East Farm to Grey Gables, Laverton/Ripon• Catttal Moor Lane, Cattal• Bilton Lane, Old Bilton• Church Avenue, Summerbridge• Ure Bank Terrace, Ripon• Harrogate Road, Weeton• Deighton Road, North Deighton• Gallowgate Lane, Weeton• Boroughbridge Road, Ripon• Bridge Street, Tadcaster• Wetherby Road, Tadcaster• Morton on Swale Bridge• Little Langton• B1257 Golder Square to Stockings Lane• Intake Lane, Beal• Raw Lane/New Lane, Ulleskelf• New Road, Ulleskelf• B6160 between Linton Crossroads and Threshfield highways depot
The following roads are passable with care:
• Tockwith Road, Long Marston• Napper Scar to Wood Hall• A6684 Wensley Bridge to Hawes• A59 Kirk Hammerton outside Skip Bridge• Beal Lane, Beal• Lunn Lane, Kellington• A684 Wensley to Bainbridge• A168 near Thornton le Street• B1223 The Fleet, Ryther
Four adults and two dogs rescued from house in Allerton Bywater, near Castleford
Firefighters saved four adults and two dogs trapped in a three-storey house by flood water on Barnsdale Road in Allerton Bywater just before 7am today. They were rescued by specialist water rescue teams using powered boats
Residents of Kirby Wharfe near Tadcaster have deployed their Aquadam - a flood defence they paid for themselves
Watch the moment Yorkshire villagers set up £25,000 flood defence they paid for themselves
Residents of a village near Tadcaster have installed their own self-funded flood defences after Storm Dennis hit.
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