Just under two inches of rain fell per hour between 6pm and 8pm yesterday (Monday, May 6) in Knaresborough.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service station manager Dave Dixon said the speed and volume of the heavy rain caused flooding in some properties and “overwhelmed local drainage systems for a period of time”.
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