Todmorden Flooding: Police Warn 'Stay Out' 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 local bridge because they think it may have been damaged by the flood waters. Police warn waves from cars will damage homes. Pic: Twitter/@jams1999 The latest flooding is fresh misery for the residents who are still struggling to recover from last year's severe flooding, which caused more than £3m of damage. Prime Minister David Cameron went to the area to visit flood victims. The Environment Agency currently has three flood warnings in place - two in the North West and one in the North East. A man walks through floodwaters. 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 leaving most places dry. Water floods the tracks but does not stop services. 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." Parked cars in the floodwaters. Temperatures in the South are expected to rise again on Thursday to around 30C (88F).