We've seen many "before and after" pictures today, showing just how fast the torrential rains of Storm Ciara overtopped Cumbria's river banks, and just how fast they went again.

Image source, Chris Ridley

So above is the road to Langwathby as the River Eden swept across it, and below the damage left when the waters subsided. Our thanks to Chris Ridley, who took the photographs.

Image source, Chris Ridley

Households in Appleby have been struck by their second major flood in the past five years.

Hundreds of colleagues of the Cumbrian police officer, Nick Dumphreys, turned out in strength to pay their respects at his funeral today.

The officer (pictured below), who was 47, was killed in a crash on the M6 near Carlisle while responding to an emergency call. He leaves a wife and two children.

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Chief Constable Michelle Skeer (pictured below) was at Carlisle Crematorium and thanked those who had turned out for their support.

The Environment Agency has been explaining why dredging the rivers may not always be the answer to Cumbria's flood problems.

Thousands of tonnes of gravel were dug out of the bed of the River Kent through Kendal after the Storm Desmond floods in 2015, and today some callers to BBC Radio Cumbria have called for similar action elsewhere in the county.

Stuart Mounsey from the agency says that dredging may help speed water away, or simply let it though to flood somewhere downstream.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
John Connell

Calls for a troubled Cumbrian council to be dissolved for new elections will be discussed at a Copeland borough meeting today, external.

Copeland councillors will consider the future of Parton Parish Council, after a petition signed by more than 190 people raised concerns about the way it was being run, and another, with 300 names, has now called for the senior authority to "back off".

Copeland Council will try to work out a solution, in order to curb what it called "growing public unrest" about the situation.

The Local Democracy Service has contacted Parton Parish Council for a comment.

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A yellow warning of snow and ice, external, covering most of Cumbria, has been posted by the Met Office for 15:00 today through to midnight tomorrow.

The forecast says the snow showers will give 1cm to 3cm (about 1in) around 150m, with 10cm to 15cm (4in to 6in) on the highest roads.

There will be problems with ice tonight, and the snow will drift in strong winds.

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The bridge at Appleby, closed for checks since the flooding yesterday, has now reopened for all traffic and pedestrians.

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BBC Weather

This afternoon will be windy with a risk of westerly gales in exposed areas.

There will be some sunshine but squally showers too, these wintry on high ground and maybe at lower levels at times too. Lowest temperatures will be from 4C to 7C (39F to 45F).

There is a yellow Met Office weather warning, external for snow and ice, covering all but the southern extremities of the county.

You can always find the latest, detailed, BBC weather forecast for where you are, here.

Crosby Ravensworth school has closed until tomorrow because, staff said, there was no water at the school.

Martin Lewes
Reporter

Two of Cumbria's rain gauges collected about 180mm (7in) of rain in less than 24 hours yesterday, according to the Met Office.

One was at Honister, which in the storm of 2015 recorded 341mm (13.4in), and the other was at the Wet Sleddale reservoir near Shap.

Image source, Environment Agency

Across Cumbria a number of Environment Agency river level gauges, external rose rapidly because of the intensity of the rainfall, and this one at Brigflats near Sedbergh (pictured), shows a near 3m (10ft) increase in 12 hours (the thick black line is the record from Storm Desmond).

Flood warnings have been issued for stretches of the Cumbria coast from Millom to St Bees, external, and from Silloth to Gretna, external, for two hours each side of high tide this lunchtime.

Tonight's high tide is also expected to reach flood warning level, because of the high spring tides and strong westerly winds.

Beaconside C of E Primary School in Penrith has also decided to close as a precaution because of water supply problems in the Eden area.

The town of Appleby was the worst-hit area in Cumbria as the River Eden swamped the town.

Ben Maeder
Journalist, BBC Radio Cumbria

Carlisle Cricket Club suffered serious flooding last night, with the pavilion inundated for the third time in 15 years.

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This morning daylight showed the sad, full extent of the damage.

A large area of the Eden Valley could lose its water supplies after Storm Ciara damaged a water pipe.

Engineers have been unable to carry out repairs at the Watchgate water Treatment works near Kendal.

United Utilities is setting up water stations for affected areas, and a number of schools are sending children home.

The schools are North Lakes, Lowther Endowed, Shap Endowed, Morland C of E, and Brunswick.

There are full details of the communities affected here, external.

The funeral is taking place today of a Cumbria Police officer, PC Nick Dumphreys, who was killed in a crash on the M6 near Carlisle two weeks ago.

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The officer from Cumbria Police's road policing unit leaves a wife and two children.

Police motorcycles will escort his hearse to the funeral venue in Carlisle later this morning.

Inquiries by Lancashire Police into what made his car go out of control are continuing.

• Temperatures at 3,000ft (900m): About -4C (25F)
• Winds: Severe gales, with westerly winds at 50mph to 60mph for many hills and with sudden powerful gusts of 70mph during squally showers
• Cloud: Bases will change throughout the day, often covering the hills, and down to 1,300ft to 2,000ft (400m to 600m) during showers
• Freezing level: Around 1,000-1,500ft (300-500m), but potentially lower than this during heavy showers.
• Visibility: Often poor due to falling and blowing hail and snow.

The assessors for the Lake District Weatherline, external report went to High Pike rather than Helvellyn yesterday, and still recorded winds to 84mph.

They say anyone going into the fells over the next few days should be prepared for every eventuality, with plenty of winter clothing, navigational skills for poor visibility, and ice axe and crampons.

Residents in parts of Carlisle flooded twice in the past 20 years feared a third inundation last night as the River Petteril overflowed on to Warwick Road.

The A69 into Carlisle and the surrounding streets were severely affected by Storm Desmond in 2015, and the road was closed again last night in spite of flood defences strengthened over the years since the earlier flood in 2005.

BBC Cumbria reporter Jade Taylorson says people living in the area put their flood gates and sandbags into place and feared the worst, until the water receded.

This morning a number of areas of Carlisle were under a flood warning, external as the Rivers Caldew and Eden rose because of water draining off the Pennines and the Lake District.

BBC News Travel

Rail services remain badly disrupted by flooding this morning and passengers are advised to check on train operators' websites.

Flooding at Carlisle and elsewhere means West Coast Main Line trains run by Avanti, external, Northern, external and Scotrail, external between Preston and Scotland are all suspended

Trains along the Cumbria Coast line are also suspended because of flooding, as are services between Skipton and Carlisle.

BBC News Travel

A number of main roads remain closed after the flooding of Storm Ciara yesterday

The A591 from Bassenthwaite to the Crossthwaite Roundabout, north of Keswick, the A6 at Levens Hall from the River Kent Bridge to the A590 and the A686 between Eden Hall and Langwathby are all closed in both directions, as is the A5087 Rampside Road around Roa Island Road.

In Appleby, Bridge Street will be closed until later today because the bridge has to be inspected before it can be reopened.

A number of B-roads in the Eden Valley are closed around Wetheral, Lazonby and Warwick Bridge, roads that were flooded but are now clear may still have a lot of debris on them, and if you are a Carlisle commuter and have made it into the city, but normally park by the castle, that car park is closed.