Heavy rain brought flooding to parts of England and Wales from 16 March, 2019, damaging roads and homes and prompting several flood rescues.

Wales
The BBC reports that homes in Conwy county in Wales were flooded, including Betws-y-Coed and Llanrwst, where three people had to be rescued from a vehicles stuck in flood water.
Roads have been closed in various parts of the country. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said about 40 properties had flooded in Parc yr Eryr, Llanrwst.
Capel Curig in Wales recorded 136.6 mm of rain in 24 hours to 17 March. At one point on 16 March there were 9 flood warnings and 18 flood alerts in place across Wales.
The Conwy River at Pont Fawr reached it’s highest levels in recent times, standing at 8.25 metres late on 16 March, an increase of over 3 metres in around 2 days.

England
Parts of northern England also saw some heavy rain from 16 to 17 March, 2019.
The Environment Agency said it had reports of “localised flooding” in the Calder Valley, Greater Manchester, York and the areas around the River Severn in the Midlands.
Flooding disrupted rail transport and blocked several roads were closed. Lancashire Fire Service said they were called on to rescue people from vehicles trapped in flood water. Firefighters also rescued a flock of 170 sheep from rising flood water after the River Ribble burst its banks in Samlesbury near Preston in Lancashire.
As of 18 March there remained 20 flood warnings and 30 flood alerts in place, with as many as 70 flood warnings and flood alerts removed in the last 24 hours.
The Environment Agency has installed temporary flood barriers along the River Sever in the Midlands area. Dave Throup, Environment Agency manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, said via Social Media, “The Severn is a slow river. It takes 4 to 5 days for rainfall to work its way through the system. As a result levels will be high and flood risk raised for a couple more days from Saturday’s rain.”
Social Media
Upstream gauging stations showing record levels on Conwy but our monitoring point in #Llanrwst haven't yet reached that mark…we are monitoring levels closely and will issue further warnings if needed. pic.twitter.com/LRzPB5O9uv
— Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales (@NatResWales) March 16, 2019
This is Bangor on Dee Wrexham. It is clearly impassable. There are various signs across North Wales currently advising and urging people not to try and use certain roads following the atrocious weather. Please DO NOT IGNORE these warning signs or try your luck. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/BxQhhAjuVu
— North Wales Police (@NWPolice) March 17, 2019
Please also adhere to any road closures caused by flooding put in place by @LancsPolice or @HighwaysNWEST as we have already had to rescue people trapped in vehicles this afternoon. https://t.co/icyOCfUFYl
— Lancashire Fire (@LancashireFRS) March 16, 2019
Want to know where all the rain that fell in Wales is?
A lot is here around the Severn/Vyrnwy confluence just west of #Shrewsbury
Temporarily stored in natural floodplain. Slowing the flow.
Video by @ChrisBaingerEA pic.twitter.com/uqsQ6UVf7x
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 17, 2019
River Calder in Mytholmroyd this evening #Yorkshire #flood pic.twitter.com/1lNrckrPm2
— Phil Brewin (@waterlevels) March 16, 2019
This afternoon crews from Penwortham and Bamber Bridge assisted in an animal rescue in Preston. https://t.co/34bChct4nP
— Lancashire Fire (@LancashireFRS) March 16, 2019
The Severn is a slow river!
It takes 4 to 5 days for rainfall to work its way through the system.
As a result levels will be high and flood risk raised for a couple more days from Saturday’s rain. pic.twitter.com/Oho22FbPGW
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 18, 2019