Sheep farmer Amanda Owen experienced the full might of Storm Ciara as she watched in shock as her animal trailer was blown into the water and swept away in Swaledale. Ms Owen posted the video to her Twitter page, The Yorkshire Shepherdess, with a caption describing her surprise. She wrote: “The energy and power of this storm are unreal.

“The gusts of wind are exceptional and water is pouring.

“I can’t believe that this just happened.”

The North Yorkshire area has been heavily impacted by the weather and resulted in flooding around Hawes, Appersett, Sutton-in-Craven and Cross Hills.

Ms Owen added: “The sheep are usually on the moor 1,700 ft above sea level.

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“I brought them down at darkfall last night when I heard the weather forecast, but there are so many rivulets and torrents, if a sheep, dog or person fell in that would be it.

“The force and power in the water are incredible.”

Yesterday a danger to life flood warning was issued for a river in North Yorkshire due to heavy rain from Storm Ciara.

The warning for the River Nidd at Pateley Bridge came as the UK withstood the strong winds and heavy rain as Storm Ciara batters the UK.

The alert says: “We are issuing the severe flood warning for the River Nidd at Pateley Bridge due to forecast overtopping of flood defences.

“River levels are rising rapidly due to heavy rainfall, associated with Storm Ciara.

“Heavy showers are expected to continue through Sunday afternoon.

“The River Nidd is forecast to begin overtopping flood defences in Pateley Bridge at about 12.30 pm.

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“The river level is forecast to peak at 5.1m at 2 pm on Sunday.

“This will lead to significant overtopping and may pose a danger to life.

“There may be fast flowing water where defences are overtopped.

“Local authorities and emergency services are aware of the situation and are taking appropriate action. We are monitoring the situation closely.”

The aftermath of Storm Ciara is still expected to wreak havoc across the UK as the strong wind gusts are set to continue.

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