Storm Christoph has officially been named and is set to bring torrential rain this week.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy rain and flooding in parts of Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, East Midlands and the east of England.
Separate yellow warnings also cover Northern Ireland, Wales, southern Scotland and the rest of England.
According to the Met Office, "heavy rainfall combined with some snowmelt across the hills is likely to lead to flooding."
The amber warning area includes Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Wakefield, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester and Peterborough.
The amber weather warning means:
- Homes and businesses are likely to be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life
- Delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely
- Spray and flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- A good chance some communities cut off by flooded roads
- Power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses likely
The warning is in place for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, starting from 6am tomorrow (January 19) until 12pm on Thursday (January 21).
Up to 70mm of rain is forecast to fall within 48 hours in the worst-hit areas.
The Environment Agency has issued 11 severe flood warnings in place, as well as 67 flood alerts.
Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri, said: "Following a cold spell where the main hazard was snow, our focus now turns to notably heavy rain moving across the UK this week.
"Some locations could see over 100mm of rain falling through the course just a couple of days with up to 200mm possible over higher ground.
"These amounts of rainfall along with snow melt present a real threat of flooding and people should keep a close eye on flood warnings from the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales."
