Flood in Yorkshire: Yellow weather warning for rain issued across the region including Leeds, York, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, Scarborough, Harrogate and Whitby

On Wednesday (May 22) Yorkshire will see rain return spreading northwest through the morning with strong winds.

According to the Met Office, the rain will become persistent and heavy in areas with winds strengthening particularly along the coast.

The heavy rain may lead to some flooding and disruption to travel and Yorkshire residents can expect some communities may be cut off by flooding roads, spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures and homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.

Locals can also expect fast flowing or deep floodwater, potentially causing a danger to life and delays or cancellations to train and bus services.

An area of rain is expected to develop across eastern and central England and then move northwestwards to affect northern England and north Wales during Wednesday afternoon. The area of rain could then become slow moving, heavy and persistent, especially over north facing hills, before clearing during Thursday (May 23) morning.

Many areas will see 30-40mm of rain, while a few areas may receive 60-80mm and there is also a small chance that a few upland areas could see much higher totals, in the order of 100-150mm.

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The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain across Yorkshire including Leeds, York, Sheffield, Bradford, Scarborough, Whitby, Hull, Harrogate, Halifax and Doncaster. The warning will be in place from 12.15am on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday.

The weather service advises on what to do in the event of a flood which includes checking if your property could be at risk of flooding, prepare a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Residents are also advised to check road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables and amend travel plans if necessary.

People living in areas most at risk of power cuts should consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Weather warnings may change quickly, so when it is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.