Flood warnings issued after heavy rain

There are flood warnings tonight in York and parts of North Yorkshire.

It’s expected that the foss barrier will be activated and flood gates in the city will be closed.

Flood Warnings are in force for the River Ouse at the usual places including Naburn, Riverside properties and Queen Staith.

Flooding is expected in these areas between the early hours of Friday morning, 18/11/2022 and over the weekend.

Flood alerts cover the Lower Swale, Nidd and Ure.

River levels are expected to peak late on Friday into Saturday.

Friday and Saturday are expected to be largely dry days, however, levels will remain high as the water makes its way down from the upper catchments.

AThe situation will change over the next few hours so check all the updates on the Environment Agency webpage