Houses and a nursery flooded as 7 roads remain closed and 5 flood alerts in place
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On Tuesday (January 2) and Wednesday (January 3), the storm brought extensive rain and wind, which saw several becks, rivers and canals spill over in locations right across North Yorkshire.
The emergency services were busy helping to prevent flooding, closing off roads and providing help to people stuck in flood water – which saw cars become beached in floodwater, people’s houses in rural areas flooded and power outages for certain addresses.
On Tuesday (January 2), firefighters attended a property on Buttercrambe Road, Buttercrambe after reports of a flooded children’s centre.
The officer closed the road off using barrier tape and assisted staff in evacuating cars from the car park of a nearby care home.
Advice was given to the care home and children’s centre staff.
In another incident on Tuesday, a fire crew from Thirsk responded to a report of floodwater entering a residential property via the floorboards on Newsham Road, Thirsk.
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Crews used equipment to pump the water away from the property into nearby fields.
These flooding incidents come as seven roads are still closed in parts of North Yorkshire and five flood alerts are still in place in certain locations across North Yorkshire.
The flood alerts that are still in place are:
- Lower River Ure
- River Wiske and other tributaries of the River Swale
- River Rye catchment
- Upper River Derwent
- Gypsey Race and the Wolds
The roads that are closed include:
- Cattal Moor Lane and Ox Moor Lane, Cattal (Cattal Bridge)
- Ella Bridge / York Bridge, Tollerton (just south of Warehill Lane)
- Ham Hall Lane, Scruton
- Mosey Btridge, Newton on Ouse
- Linton Woods Lane, Linton on Ouse
- Eldmire Lane, Dalton
- Dalton Lane, Topcliffe
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