Photos show terrifying extent of flooding in Calder Valley

The county, and most of the north of England and Scotland, were hit by Storm Bert over the last few days.

It brought snow showers for Bradford, with a flurry overnight between Friday and Saturday causing chaos on the roads, transport networks, and at Leeds Bradford Airport in the morning.

Snow in BD7 on Saturday (Image: UGC) A yellow weather warning had been issued by the Met Office in anticipation of the storm, which turned into torrential downpours and strong winds from Saturday.

This, alongside rapid snow melt, led to widespread flooding in many areas, including Denholme, with the Calder Valley particularly hard hit.

A photo shared by West Yorkshire Police's Calderdale Valleys Neighbourhood Policing Team showed Pennine Way/Halifax Road (A646) completely swamped with floodwater at Callis Bridge.

A number of flood warnings were issued at locations along the River Calder including Hebden Bridge – Mytholm and Hebble End, Central Todmorden, Todmorden from the cricket ground to the railway, Todmorden – Harley Wood, and Todmorden – Patmos Burnley Road.

The Met Office said this morning that Storm Bert brought large rainfall accumulations over the weekend, with some places seeing in excess of 130 millilitres in 24 hours and wind gusts of more than 75 miles per hour in some exposed areas.

Flooding in the Calder Valley (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Crews from the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service helped clear flooded roads in Calderdale (Image: WYFRS) Teams from the fire service were called out to Calderdale yesterday to help clear roads affected by flooding caused by surface water.

This included places like Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service's website shows a crew from Mytholmroyd Fire Station is still helping in Burnley Road, Todmorden - one of the worst affected routes.

But there are no longer any flood warnings in Calderdale.