Heavy rains over the last 24 hours have burst banks and overwhelmed drains leading to flooding in parts of Huddersfield.
Milnsbridge, Slaithwaite, Ravensthorpe and more have seen flood waters.
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Key Events
Crimble flooding
This was the situation above Slaithwaite this morning - amazing stuff.
Underwater road video
This was the scene earlier beneath Milnsbridge viaduct...
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Bit wet
Here’s a shot from near the viaduct in Milnsbridge
The road is underwater.
Milnsbridge video
Here’s an idea of just how wet it’s been in Milnsbridge - the next video we’re working on, well let’s just say you’d need a wetsuit!
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Milnsbridge videos
Just received some more videos from Milnsbridge showing just how wet it is there.
Will have them for you shortly.
In Ravensthorpe
Sam Heaton said that the Spen River had also burst its banks near to Dewsbury Country Park.
She said: “The water is rushing down and onto a nearby footpath which will soon be impassable if the rain continues”.
More rain (and snow) on way
It appears that there’s plenty more rain on the way.
There’s decent amounts forecast for Monday and Tuesday.
By the end of the week, the temperatures are forecast to drop - with the threat of snow.
Weather update 1
We know there was a lot of rain in Huddersfield overnight - but here’s just how much:
- The town itself had 44mm or 1.7in of rain between Saturday lunchtime and Sunday lunchtime
- Meltham got 60mm
- Parts of the Calder Valley got 95mm
- The average for the whole of November is about 65mm
Video of flooding at Clough Lane
Complete with voice-over from Chloe
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Clough Lane, Rastrick
It appears this could be a bit of a tricky route - take a look at the images below.
What happened last night?
We’ve pieced together what happened overnight and what the current situation is.
Our news editor Neil Atkinson has put this together - you can read it here.
Milnsbridge at about 11am this morning
Examiner photographer Andy Catchpool headed up to Milnsbridge this morning to take a look.
See his images below.
Another route to be wary of
Reporter Chloe Glover (who is always sent out to things like this where she gets wet/dirty) tweeted these images from Clough Lane near Rastrick.
Flood warnings latest
Here is the current picture for flood alerts in our area. You can find up-to-date alerts on our special flood warnings page here.
Avoid this part of Mirfield...
Deep water here - take care.
Police pictures
The images above are by West Yorkshire Police’s Kirklees Rural team - who have a great Twitter account letting people know exactly what they’re up to.
Like this...
Milnsbridge flooding video
Decland Longson shot this video of water in Milnsbridge. Milnsbridge is one of the places which has seen the most flooding.
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Flooding
Good morning.
We have received reports of widespread floods in parts of Huddersfield.
Our reporters and photographers are heading out to those areas now.
At the moment there are nine flood warnings for the Rover Calder.
We’ll bring you the latest news, pictures and video as the situation unfolds
