A bridge was destroyed and roads washed away after torrential rain caused flash flooding in parts of northern England on 30 and 31 July, 2019.

The worst of the damage was seen in the Yorkshire Dales National Park area. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it received about 115 calls to flooding in Leyburn and Reeth during the evening of 30 July. A spokesman said: “We had several appliances, as well as our swift water rescue teams and high-volume pumping appliance within the area attending various incidents involving flooded properties and cars stuck in flood water.”
A small bridge over a stream near Grinton was destroyed and a road near Richmond was washed away by the flooding. Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team said via Social Media: “Please note heavy flooding on all roads in the Swaledale area only travel if essential as many routes impassable. Although water levels are slowly easing some bridges are ‘out’ & lots of debris on the roads.”
A landslip on 30 July blocked train tracks between Carlisle and Skipton, disrupting rail travel.
The BBC reported that Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales recorded 3.2 inches (82.2mm) of rain in 24 hours, the majority in the space of four hours. The monthly average in the area for this time of year is 3.5in (89mm).
Heavy rain on 31 July flooded railway tracks between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent, causing severe travel disruption.
As of 31 July, the Environment Agency had 9 flood warnings and 33 flood alerts in place for areas of northern and central England.
More rain is expected and the UK’s Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain in the north of England and western parts of Scotland.
The Met Office said: “Some parts of northern England could see as much as 40-60mm of rain through Wednesday, while thunderstorms could produce as much as 30-40mm in one to two hours.”

Social Media
A yellow severe weather warning for #rain has been updated: https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/abHCVaJYfn
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 31, 2019
Literally stranded on road near Leyburn with both ends flooded and nowhere to go!! pic.twitter.com/IcJieqpnE5
— Mark Worrall (@ChesterBluey) July 30, 2019
Lots of reports of flash flooding around Leyburn and Reeth so please take care if you're driving in that area. Remember if a road is flooded and you don't know how deep the water is, don't risk driving through it.
— North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (@NorthYorksFire) July 30, 2019
Langthwaite after a reported 5 inches of rain today #YorkshireDales pic.twitter.com/qYdmsMgi5M
— Robin Miller (@UnderstandData) July 30, 2019
Roads closed, homes flooded and bridge washed away as flash floods hit the #Yorkshire Dales https://t.co/A5MhLXemAb pic.twitter.com/zP8oGcd0qp
— Peter Barron (@PeteBarronMedia) July 30, 2019
Some serious flooding in Swaledale. Trapped in Grinton at present by floodwater, ollapsed bridges and landslips pic.twitter.com/3V2nqnRHdY
— Robert Brown (@DalesAngler) July 30, 2019