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Sometimes our team has to work close to flood water so we’ve had refresher training to keep us safe. This was followed by a practical session covering a few rescue techniques and what to expect if we end up in the water.
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A yellow warm for ice will be in place from 6pm tonight to 10am tomorrow, covering the western side of our district:
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We now have an amber warning for ice in place tomorrow from 9am to 8pm.
The yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place tomorrow, but from 7am to 9pm.
Stay safe.
ALT Amber ice warning map
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The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for snow & ice across the whole district, in effect from 3am to 9pm on Sunday. Keep in mind there may be disruption, keep an eye on the forecast, and keep safe.
Yellow warning of ice to be in place for the eastern part of our district from 4pm tomorrow to noon Friday:
A yellow warning of rain will be in place across the district from 00:00 Thursday morning to 23:59 Thursday night:
Proud to have been able to support this today. God save the King!
The Harrogate Borough Proclamation of His Majesty King Charles III took place in #Harrogate at 4pm today. It can now be viewed on our YouTube channel at: youtu.be/FwcUHwHVxtU
ALT Harrogate Borough Proclamation of His Majesty King Charles III in Harrogate
Our district just creeps in to a yellow thunderstorm warning today, valid from noon to 7pm. Heavy showers may cause impacts to roads in the area. Please be careful if out and about.
After this the weekend starts to look drier with temperatures closer to normal by Sunday.
A book of condolence is available at the Civic Centre in Harrogate, open 0830 - 1700 Monday to Thursday, 0830 - 1630 Friday.
If you would like to leave a floral tribute you can use the grassed area in front of the Harrogate War Memorial (not on the memorial itself please).
ALT Book of condolence and a photo of Her Majesty The Queen
⚠️ RED WARNING of extreme heat issued for Monday and Tuesday affecting the eastern side of our district ⚠️
⚠️The remainder of the district still has an AMBER WARNING for the same period ⚠️
Stay safe & check the Met Office and NHS websites for guidance on how to stay cool
ALT Image of red and amber warning areas overlaid on a map that includes the Harrogate Borough Council area
Good news!
The yellow thunderstorm warning that just crept in to our district for today has been cancelled. While we may still see rain there are currently no weather warnings in force for the HBC area and the flood risk is very low.
Have a grand Sunday.
ALT Met Office thunderstorm warning information (issued 4th June) reissued today (5th June) with Cancelled written across it
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A Yellow thunderstorm warning will be in place from midnight tonight to 6pm tomorrow that just catches the bottom part of our district. More info below:
A yellow thunderstorm⛈️ warning is in place across the whole district from 1pm to 10pm today:
A good day's work today filling sandbags to top up our stores, supported by volunteers from within the council and from the fantastic #ReadyForAnything team. A great effort from all involved and much appreciated.
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It’s been a busy day for a lot of people but there are signs that things are starting to calm down. However:
⚠️River levels are still very high
⚠️B6265 Boroughbridge predicted to flood overnight
⚠️A Yellow wind warning is in place until 13:00 tomorrow
metoffice.gov.uk/weather/war…
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Our flood team has attended 2 flooded homes in Summerbridge this morning and worked with @NorthYorksFire at another flooded home in Harrogate.
⚠️Several flood warnings active
⚠️Roads have a lot of surface water
⚠️More rain is due
If you have to go out, please be careful.
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Wednesday's Amber wind warning has been updated, it's now in force tomorrow from 4pm to midnight.
A Yellow warning remains in place either side of this: from 3pm tomorrow to 6am Thursday.
⚠️⚠️ AMBER weather warning UPDATED ⚠️⚠️
#StormDudley will bring very strong winds to northern England, southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland
Wednesday 1600 - Wednesday 2359
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
#TwoStorms
Two yellow wind warnings will be in place across our district this weekend:
⚠️ 4am to 3pm Saturday
⚠️ 6pm Sunday to noon Monday
More info from the @metoffice at:
bit.ly/WxWarning
#StormBarra brings two weather warnings for tomorrow:
Yellow warning for Snow, 11am-midnight: rain may turn to snow in the western side of our area, especially over higher ground.
Yellow warning for Wind, 9am-midnight: gusts of 40-50mph expected across the whole district.
Weather warnings are in place for Tuesday as #StormBarra arrives
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