However, severe flood warnings, where there was a danger to life, have been lifted for two Cumbrian towns, Egremont and Kendal, on the fringes of the Lake District.
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Chief inspector Matt Kennerley said: ” numerous county’s roads, including the A66 at Threlkeld, have minor road surface flooding.
The Met Office issued amber weather warnings which apply to areas across northern Wales, northern England and Scotland, meaning the public should be prepared to take action.
Motorists should be aware of the hard driving conditions.
The swollen banks of the River Wharfe at Otley.
Only a handful of properties were flooded overnight as rainfall levels fell short of a few of the higher predictions and the Environment Agency has now lifted its highest levels of alert.
The flood risk comes as heavy, persistent rain is expected to affect parts of northern England, with a month’s rain potentially falling on localised high ground on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, following days of wet and windy weather, the agency said.
Around 1,000 homes are at risk in Kendal and 600 in Egremont.
“Successive bands of rain are expected to continue until Monday, causing river levels to rise across the north of England”.
PEOPLE are being warned severe weather is set to hit the area this weekend.
As the weather system moves in from the west throughout today, it brings with it persistent heavy rain.
Heavy rain brought flooding to communities across the north of England over the weekend, and “more significant” floods could be on their way.
Extra Environment Agency staff have been drafted in from across the country, and are warning anyone planning to travel to check the flood risk before setting out.
The Met Office warned up to eight inches of rain could fall over the next 48 hours with flood water likely to flow off hills in torrents.
Cumbria was hit by severe floods in November 2009.
Environment Agency field teams are working around the clock to minimise river flood risk.
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The spokesman said Environment Agency teams are out maintaining flood defences, preparing temporary barriers, deploying sandbags along riverbanks, clearing river blockages, monitoring water levels and sending out warnings.
