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Forecasters said storms would sweep across southern England tonight and push northwards throughout Sunday.
"Stormy conditions over western parts of Europe will spread into southern Britain tonight, bringing torrential downpours and strong gusty winds," Sky news weather presenter Jo Wheeler said."By the middle of the day the wet weather will reach central parts of the country, possibly bringing some snow to the higher ground."
Parts of Yorkshire were already under water, with localised flooding in the York, Selby and Malton areas.
Many roads in and around Scarborough were also covered, while the Leven Bank Bridge in Yarm was closed after cracks began to show.
The structure carries the A1044 over the River Leven and was closed as a precaution while a structural assessment was carried out.
"It was noticed that cracks had appeared on the bridge possibly as a result of the heavy rain," a spokesman for Cleveland Police said.
Yorkshire's overnight heavy rain overnight led to the death of a 53-year-old woman whose four-wheel drive was swept up in flooding.
The body of Vanessa Robson, from Beverley in East Yorkshire, was found in Hartoft Beck after her Land Rover was spotted under a nearby bridge.
It is believed she had tried to cross the brook but got caught by floodwaters.
Sea King pilot Flight Lieutenant Nigel Lynch said weather conditions at the time were terrible and the river was extremely swollen.
The Environment Agency has four flood warnings in force - on the River Went, in South Yorkshire, the upper River Hull in East Yorkshire, part of the River Ouse, in North Yorkshire and Lustrum Beck, in County Durham.
It added there was a possibility of flooding from rivers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and other southern regions following heavy rain earlier this the week.
:: For more information, refer to the Met Office website.
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