Weather warnings

The Met office have extended the Yellow weather warning for West Yorkshire until tomorrow morning. Around another 20 millimetres of rain is expected to fall overnight. Flood warnings are also in place in North Yorkshire.

Flood warnings are in place for the River Calder in Wakefield.

This is the scene on Burnley Road, Hebden Bridge outside the Stubbing Wharf Pub.

After hours of non-stop rain this was the scene earlier at Hebble Brook at Mixenden.

Following two days of heavy rain several flood warnings are in place across West Yorkshire. Areas around the Rivers Calder, Colne and Wharfe have been affected.

The Environment Agency has issued several flood warnings in the region including in Calderdale and Colne Valley. For the latest information click here.

Torrential rain has led to the Met Office issuing an amber weather warning for the Pennines and Peak District, which means be prepared for flooding.

There has already been one major casualty of the downpours and thats the one day international between England and the West Indies at Headingley which has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Last night firefighters in North Yorkshire responded to more than 25 flooding calls.

In Osgodby near Selby, a bolt of lighting struck the roof of a home so hard that it blew off the tiles, left a huge hole and cut off the electricity. Sue Chappelow experienced it first hand

There is a YELLOW alert for rain in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire today. This means there is a moderate risk of severe weather and disruption.

Heavy rain is expected to move north across the area during the course of the day. There's increasing concern some of the more populated areas will experience some flooding - and gusts of wind of up to 50mph.

For more information and for advice on what to do in the case of floods click here