Heavy rain has caused flooding in dozens of places across our region.

The Environment Agency currently has eight severe flooding warnings in place in Yorkshire and the North East - the highest category indicating a possible threat to life.

Huddersfield weatherman Paul Stevens has warned things could get worse tomorrow with heavy rain forecast all night and most of the morning.

As of this morning, all eight severe flood warnings are in the Calder Valley, which has been deluged with rain overnight.

The Calder has burst its banks in many places, including in Brighouse.

The Environment Agency sounded its flood warning sirens in Walsden, Todmordon, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd earlier today.

The agency has a more than 100 further 'Flood Warnings' for the North East - meaning flooding is expected.

Notorious flood spots across Kirklees and Calderdale are already under water, including large parts of Mirfield, Slaithwaite and Brighouse.

Slaithwaite flooded. Pic courtesy of @m7mufc

In Slaithwaite, Crimble Clough stream demolished the wall at the end of Clough Road, flooding the area.

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A spokesman for Kirklees Council said they had several households requesting sandbags but no reports of any flooded homes yet.

Reports of flooding on the roads had been logged at Slaithwaite, Thongsbridge, Golcar, the A62 at Mirfield, Steanard Lane in Mirfield, Holmbridge and Birkby.

In Elland a Kirklees Council van was washed into the canal. It is not currently known how the van ended up there.

On the roads, Cooper Bridge at Leeds Road is under water and huge puddles are about on many major roads.

Meteorologist, Paul Stevens, said the Met Office had issued a rare 'Red alert' for rain - never used before in Huddersfield.

He said: "We've had a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.

"This could be the biggest flooding event in Huddersfield in 20 years.

"We've had 200m of rain already this month with more yet to come.

"Over the past two months we've had 400mm - about 16 inches. That's half a year's worth in two months."

Paul Stevens, Examiner weather man
Paul Stevens, Examiner weather man