Officers will be using the details to build up a better picture of the flood issues in the region which will help them to manage flooding in the future.

One Severe Flood Warning, 24 Flood Warnings, and 27 Flood Watches were issued for the North East between Thursday and Sunday.

In the River Wansbeck catchment on Friday, around 70 millimetres fell in places — just over a month's rainfall in one day. The long term average for July is 69 millimetres.

Phil Marshall, Team Leader for the Flood Risk Mapping and Data Team, said: "The information we are gathering will be very helpful in building a picture of where and when flooding can happen in the future. We can then use this to help warn and inform residents more accurately."

At Morpeth, Environment Agency and local authority staff worked as part of a multi-agency response to prepare the town for potential flooding. They then kept a vigil at Morpeth until the river peaked at midnight on Friday, when the rising waters halted after riverside walkways flooded.
This followed a Flood Warning, issued at 2.30pm on Friday for the low-lying areas of the town.

Phil Welton, Environment Agency Site Controller at Morpeth on Friday, said: "We issued a precautionary flood warning for Morpeth Riverside based on the weather forecasts. This was to give the emergency services and residents as much warning as possible for any potential evacuation."