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| Heavy rain causes flooding across northern England | Heavy rain causes flooding across northern England |
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| Flooding has brought road and rail disruption across northern England after hours of heavy rainfall. | Flooding has brought road and rail disruption across northern England after hours of heavy rainfall. |
| Rail commuters on the Northern network faced disruption across Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, South and West Yorkshire. | Rail commuters on the Northern network faced disruption across Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, South and West Yorkshire. |
| Across Yorkshire and Derbyshire 39 flood warnings were in place. | Across Yorkshire and Derbyshire 39 flood warnings were in place. |
| The Met Office has warned of "prolonged and occasionally heavy" rain throughout Thursday and into Friday, with up to 80mm (3in) falling in some areas. | The Met Office has warned of "prolonged and occasionally heavy" rain throughout Thursday and into Friday, with up to 80mm (3in) falling in some areas. |
| A yellow weather warning is in place for the East Midlands, North East England, parts of North West England and Yorkshire until 06:00 GMT on Friday. | |
| As a precaution, temporary barriers have been installed in Mytholmroyd in the Calder Valley, which was badly hit by flooding on Boxing Day in 2015, the Environment Agency (EA) said. | |
| The area has since seen millions of pounds invested in improved flood defences. | |
| Heavy rainfall has closed several roads in Leicestershire while homes at Whiston near Rotherham were flooded. | |
| The A1 northbound was closed between B6325 Great North Road (North Muskham) and A6075 Ashvale Road (Tuxford Junction, Tuxford) in Lincolnshire. | |
| Kiveton Park railway station in Rotherham has been closed to all services because of flooding. | Kiveton Park railway station in Rotherham has been closed to all services because of flooding. |
| There was rail disruption between Chester and Crewe due to flooding on the tracks with some services running through those stations being cancelled. | |
| Transport for Wales Rail said a replacement bus service was in operation. | |
| Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: "There is a risk some places will see significant amounts of rain, particularly the higher ground of North Wales, the Pennines, the North York Moors and the Peak District." | Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: "There is a risk some places will see significant amounts of rain, particularly the higher ground of North Wales, the Pennines, the North York Moors and the Peak District." |
| The EA said: "Our incident rooms are open and we are working closely with partners to reduce flood risk. | |
| "Please stay away from swollen rivers and not to drive through flood water as just 30cm of flowing water is enough to move your car." |