With temperatures soaring, Whitby's been hit with severe thunder storms and flash floods on Friday.
Skies turned black on Friday morning with strong winds and thunderstorms reported in Whitby.
Heavy downpours then hit the town centre hardest.
Major roads were hit with flooding, including Bagdale and the main A171 to Scarborough.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue were on site pumping water from nearby roads into the harbour.
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Concerns over a lack of medical and transport infrastructure have been raised as plans progress for thousands of new homes in Cayton.
Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club's major expansion, including a new 3G pitch and padel courts, has been unanimously approved by councillors despite an initial recommendation for refusal over landscape concerns.
One of the country's longest-serving councillors, 82-year-old David Jeffels, will step down next May after an unprecedented 53-year career in local government representing the Derwent Valley and Moor.
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