Video: Flood warning: County Durham high street deluged by water The Environment Agency has urged communities in the north and east of England, the Midlands and much of Wales to be prepared for flooding as two bands of very heavy rain were set to cross the UK today and into tomorrow. The agency said the risk of flooding was expected to be the highest of a so-far wet year, with properties and transport in some parts of the country likely to be hit. Yorkshire, the North East, the Midlands and East Anglia are likely to take the brunt of the severe weather late today, the Environment Agency said.