Storm Frank: Live updates as Storm Frank affects north-west England

Summary

Yellow warning of rain for North West England
Three severe flood warnings in Lancashire
Flood warnings and flood alerts for Cumbria
Updates on Wednesday 30 December 2015

Live Reporting

Lancashire 'escapes worst' of Storm Frankpublished at 14:33
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River Greta in Keswick starting to peakpublished at 14:25
John Curtin from the Environment Agency says the River Greta in Keswick is starting to peak.
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Your photos: Flood barrier in Braithwaitepublished at 14:19
Andy Biggs shared this photograph of the flood barrier in Braithwaite.
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PM to be briefed on Lancashire floodingpublished at 14:09
Lancashire Evening Post
Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has said he will make it “absolutely certain” the Prime Minister is aware , externalof the damage caused by the unprecedented flooding in his constituency.
Your photos: The Army in Braithwaitepublished at 13:56
The Army are in Braithwaite helping the Environment Agency, Cumbria Police and local residents strengthen their flood defences.
Andy Biggs took these photos in the last hour.
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Rain in Croston 'not heavy'published at 13:43
Stuart Pollitt
Reporter, BBC North West Tonight
The rain is not as heavy as feared so far in Croston. I've been told key time will be about 16:00 when the tide is highest.
Croston, which lies south of Preston, was hit by flooding at the weekend.
Your videos: River Greta in Keswickpublished at 13:35
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Croston: Warning over walking on raised banks beside riverspublished at 13:27
Police are warning people not to walk along the raised banks beside rivers in Croston.
There have been reports of pedestrians walking along watercourses at the rivers Yarrow, Douglas and Lostock.
Walking on them could hamper ongoing repair work and may put safety at risk, police added.
Your photos: River Greta in Keswickpublished at 13:20
Tracey Laing has just sent us these photos of the River Greta in Keswick.
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Record-breaking rainfall for Cumbriapublished at 13:14
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Extraordinary figures in Cumbria with 779 mm so far this month at Shap. Previous record is 504mm.
It's incredible to beat the record in the county by so much.
Weather: 37mm of rain in 12 hours for Keswickpublished at 13:06
BBC Weather
Keswick has seen 37mm of rain in the past 12 hours.
Travel: Slow traffic on A590 in Cumbriapublished at 12:58
BBC Travel
There's very slow traffic on the A590 Ulverston Road in both directions in Lindal-in-Furness between The Green junction and the Carley Lane junction because of surface water and temporary traffic lights.
Look North at lunchtime: The latest as Storm Frank hits Cumbriapublished at 12:53
BBC Look North
North East and Cumbria
Hundreds of properties in Cumbria lost power this morning as Storm Frank hit the county. Electricity Northwest says all but 100 have now had their electricity restored.
It has been raining heavily in places like Glenridding which has already been flooded three times this month. Mark McAlindon will have the latest from West Cumbria at 13:05 on BBC One.
Live flood warnings mappublished at 12:46
BBC News UK
Here's a live flood warning map for the UK.
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Three severe warnings, meaning there is a potential danger to life, remain in place in Croston, Lancashire, alongside four warnings in Cumbria that recommend taking action.
Warning as people seen walking close to overflowing riverspublished at 12:38
Police are warning people not to walk along river banks close to overflowing water levels in Lancashire.
Lancashire Police said there are reports of people walking on the raised banks of the rivers Yarrow, Douglas and Lostock.
North West Tonight bulletin live from Crostonpublished at 12:35
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Whalley road closure endspublished at 12:30
King Street in Whalley, Lancashire, has reopened. It has been closed since the flooding in the village on Boxing Day
Your photos: Flooding in Grasmerepublished at 12:24
Chris Shaw has taken this photograph of the situation in Grasmere.
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Chinook not coming to Crostonpublished at 12:17
The RAF Chinook helicopter will no longer be returning to Croston due to a technical issue, Lancashire Police have said., external
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An alternative aircraft has been identified to continue to drop sandbags into the breach at the River Douglas and is expected in Croston this afternoon.
Five flood warnings issued for Cumbriapublished at 12:10
The Environment Agency has issued more flood warnings for Cumbria. There are now five:
- River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club.
- River Greta at Keswick, Keswick Campsite, Rugby Club and Quinta.
- Keswick Campsite
- River Greta at Keswick, Fitz Park and Riverside Flats Areas
- River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill
You can see the latest updates here., external