The rain which hit West Yorkshire earlier this morning is also causing problems in York just now.

At least one road in the city centre is currently closed due to flooding:

About 40 tree protesters in Sheffield have prevented felling crews from leaving Amey's Olive Grove depot today.

Sheffield City Council was granted a High Court injunction last week that came in to effect this morning.

But it only prevents protesters from entering safety zones around trees due to be felled and not other forms of protest.

Officers on the scene told campaigners the injunction did not give them any powers of arrest.

Problems are continuing in West Yorkshire - especially in Leeds - this morning following heavy rain.

West Yorkshire Fire Service and West Yorkshire Police say they're particularly busy at the moment:

It doesn't open until September 28 but the iconic blue and yellow logos are now up at the new IKEA store coming to Sheffield.

The 35,000 sq m building is at the old Tinsley Wire site near Meadowhall and will have a crèche, restaurant, bistro and car park with 1,380 free spaces.

Alasdair Gill
Journalist, BBC Look North

I'm in Parker Road in Dewsbury.

Local residents say the scene below happens every time it rains.

They've had to buy their own sand bags.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Yorkshire Live

If you were out driving during the rain we've had this morning, I don't envy you.

This shot was taken on the M1/M62 Wakefield to Rothwell junction:

You may have already thought twice about trudging around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park today because of the rain.

They've just tweeted that they've had to close a few parts of it because of the downpours this morning:

Police want to contact a man who stopped to help the victim of an attack on North Bridge Road, external 10 days ago and then drove the injured man home.

Sometime between 01:30 and 03:15 on Sunday 13 August a 24-year-old was beaten up by a gang of men.

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A man passing in a car stopped and drove him home.

The police and the victim want to thank him for his assistance and want to speak to him about what happened as they continue searching for the attackers.

The rain which swept through West Yorkshire is now causing problems in North Yorkshire.

Heavy rain in the past hour has been causing some problems across North Yorkshire.

There's flash flooding on the one-way system in York's Fishergate area and a listener to BBC Radio York has said the rain has caused the drain covers to be lifted in Easingwold.

Drivers heading up to the M621 this morning have been greeted with what can only be described as a white water rafting assault course:

Image source, Simon Jackson

As we've been telling you this morning, torrential rain has been causing problems for people around Leeds this morning.

Take a look at these cars trying to get about in East Leeds:

Parts of Yorkshire are getting very wet this morning as torrential rain moves across the region.

This is the scene at Asda in Killingbeck, Leeds.

Thanks to Samantha Last for these pictures:

Image source, Samantha Last

Image source, Samantha Last

Image source, Samantha Last

Here's the latest information from the Environment Agency concerning the possibility of floods across Yorkshire as parts of our region experience torrential rain:

Here's a map of where the Environment Agency currently has flood warnings in place in East Leeds, external:

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Flooding is expected in Wyke Beck at Dunhills in Halton, Fearnville and Valley Road in Gipton.

The warnings mean that "immediate action is required", according to the Environment Agency.

We're getting reports of flood sirens sounding in parts of Leeds.

Currently there are three flood warnings in place around the east of the city.

More to follow...

The rain is causing major problems on West Yorkshire's road network this morning:

Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News

More tree campaigners have turned up to what they're calling a "peaceful protest" outside the Olive Grove depot of Sheffield City Council contractors Amey.

Now Amey officials have warned them that the police have been called.

Protesting outside the depot where arborists' vehicles leave to cut down trees is a new tactic.

It comes just hours after a High Court injunction came into force stopping people from taking direct action to prevent trees being removed.

Anyone breaking the order will be in contempt of court and could face a fine or even a prison sentence.

Campaigners at Olive Grove this morning say their protest isn't breaking the injunction.

About 5,500 trees have been felled in Sheffield since the start of the council's £2.2bn 25-year programme of works, having been assessed as either dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory - meaning restricting access or otherwise unhelpfully placed'. They are being replaced with saplings.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Yorkshire Live

If you were trying to get about around Leeds over the last hour or so and you stayed dry... well done.

We've seen a torrential downpour which has caught many out and left quite a few large puddles dotted around:

Leeds' Inner Ring Road looked more like a boating lake:

And it's also caused some "technical" problems for bus travellers:

We've had an update on a story we ran yesterday on the search for a missing Leeds woman.

Police say that Emily Wyatt/Barraclough has now been found "safe and well".

Officers say they're very grateful to everyone who shared their appeal for help in finding her.