Torrential downpours and flash floods have led police to warn people to stay away from a small town in West Yorkshire.
Parts of Todmorden are under 1ft 6ins (45cm) of water following a day of heavy rain and officers fear that waves created by people driving through the town will cause significant damage to homes.
They are also warning people should not cross a bridge in the town because they think it may have been damaged by the flood waters.
The latest flooding is fresh misery for the residents of Todmorden who are still struggling to recover from last year's severe flooding, which caused more than £3m of damage.
The Prime Minister David Cameron went to the area to visit flood victims.
The Environment Agency currently has three flood warnings in place, where flooding is expected, two in the North West and one in the North East.
There are also eight flood alerts, three for the Midlands, three for the South East, one in the North East and one in the South West.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of severe weather for rain in Northern Ireland.
However, Sky News Weather Producer Joanna Robinson said the heavy and thundery showers in the South East would fade overnight into Tuesday morning, leaving most places dry.
"South-west England will see more general heavy rain moving in later.
"It will be breezy and fairly warm for many."
She added: "Wednesday will bring rain, locally heavy, to much of Ireland, Wales and central England, but it will be largely fine elsewhere."
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