There are three flood warnings and seven flood alerts in place for Cumbria in the aftermath of Storm Gerrit.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for the North and West and Scotland on Wednesday due to heavy rain and high winds.
A section of the M6 was closed on Wednesday evening after a multi-vehicle collision at Tebay.
Cumbria police urged drivers to take care on the roads after flooding was reported at Grasmere and Keswick Campsite and Westmorland and Furness’ household waste recycling centres at Flusco, near Penrith, and Ambleside, had to be closed to the public due to localised flooding at the sites’ entrances.
Flood alerts and warnings remain in place in Cumbria for the following places:
Flood warnings
Flooding is expected – act now
- Keswick Campsite
- River Eden at Carlisle, Rickerby Park, Swifts and Stoneyholme Golf Courses
- River Eden at Low Crosby, Warwick Holmes
Flood alerts
Flooding is possible – be prepared
- Lower River Eden
- Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster
- Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck
- Rivers Lowther and Eamont
- Upper River Aire catchment
- Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwentwater
- Upper River Lune
Flood warnings removed
- River Rothay at Grasmere, White Bridge and Stock Lane
- Rivers Cocker, Marron and Derwent
- Lower River Lune and Conder
- Middle River Eden
- River North Tyne
- River Rede
- Rivers Caldew and Petteril
- Rivers Greta, St John’s Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake
- Rivers Kent and Bela
- Upper River Eden
- Upper River Ribble, Hodder
- Upper River Swale
- Upper River Tees
- Upper River Ure
- Upper River Wear
- Upper River Wharfe
- Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk and other watercourses, from Harrington to Annaside including low lying areas around Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont, Gosforth, Eskdale and Bootle.
- Rivers Esk and Irthing
- Rivers Wampool and Ellen
