THE Environment Agency today put the entire county of Yorkshire on Flood Watch - the lowest level of alert.
But agency bosses said there was no reason to panic, as the extra rain forecast was expected to be "scattered showers".
A spokesman said: "This is not that unusual. The whole of Yorkshire will be placed on Flood Watch two or three times each autumn.
"We do not anticipate having to issue any flood warnings, but are awaiting another forecast later today."
The spokesman added that there may be some flooding, but that it would be "small scale and localised".
Eight flood warnings were in force on rivers across East Anglia following yesterday's torrential rains in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Kent.
Updated: 11:07 Monday, October 22, 2001
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