The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain for the North East and North Yorkshire.

The forecaster has said the warning will be in place from 12:15am on Wednesday (May 22) to 6am on Thursday (May 23)

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “An area of rain is expected to develop across eastern and central England and then move northwestwards to affect northern England and north Wales during Wednesday afternoon.

“The area of rain could then become slow moving, heavy and persistent, especially over north facing hills, before clearing during Thursday morning.

“There is a lot of uncertainty over exactly where the heaviest rain will occur and this warning is likely to be updated.  

“Many places will see 30-40 mm of rain, while a few areas may receive 60-80 mm. There is also a small chance that a few upland areas could see much higher totals, in the order of 100-150 mm.”

They have said the following areas will be affected:

  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • North Yorkshire
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Sunderland