Flood warnings stood down as River Ouse returns to normal

Three flood alerts were issued for riverside areas in the city and Naburn Lock yesterday (Tuesday, November 26) due to the River Ouse staying high throughout the day.

But today the Environment Agency confirmed that the Ouse had continued to fall and is likely to be within its normal range by mid-morning.

At 9.15am the Ouse was at 2.6m on the Viking Recorder – 1.9m is the top of the river’s normal range.

After a drizzly start, no further rain is expected today.

Met Office forecasters expect clouds changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

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• Three flood warnings remain in York and North Yorkshire
• Storm Conall to bring half a month of rain to southern England
• Thousands of homes without power and 2 people have died during Storm Bert

As The Press reported, river levels were high in York in the aftermath of Storm Bert which brought disruption across the country last week.

The storm left hundreds of homes across the UK flooded, turned roads into rivers and saw winds of more than 80mph.

Heavy rain and strong winds are set to hit parts of south England today as Storm Conall arrives.

But forecasters expect flooding impacts not expected to worsen in Yorkshire and the West Midlands, with a yellow rain warning from the Met Office covering just the south.