It has been one year since Storm Ciara swept over Leeds.It has been one year since Storm Ciara swept over Leeds.
It has been one year since Storm Ciara swept over Leeds.

How Storm Ciara smashed Leeds with flooding and heavy rain exactly one year ago

It has been one year since Storm Ciara's 80 miles per hour winds battered Leeds.
By Rebecca Marano
Published 9th Feb 2021, 16:45 BST

The winds and heavy rain caused flooding across the city, danger to life weather warnings were issued by the Met Office and and World War Two era sirens sounded across Leeds to warn residents about the dangers. We take a look back at the impact of Storm Ciara one year on...

Ilkley Rugby Club on Stacks Field flooded.

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Ilkley Rugby Club on Stacks Field flooded. Photo: Simon Wilkinson

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A fallen tree in Weetwood.

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A fallen tree in Weetwood. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

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A car driving through flood water on Otley Road.

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A car driving through flood water on Otley Road. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

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Network Rail working at Kirkstall Bridge where the railway line was flooded.

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Network Rail working at Kirkstall Bridge where the railway line was flooded. Photo: Bruce Rollinson

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A dog playing in the flood water outside Kirkstall Abbey.

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A dog playing in the flood water outside Kirkstall Abbey. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

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Colin Deakin pictured outside the Aire Bar, the Calls.

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Colin Deakin pictured outside the Aire Bar, the Calls. Photo: Simon Hulme

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