Dramatic video shows a picturesque village green under water as Storm Franklin brings 'worse weather' than Eunice and Dudley.<br /><br />Farmer Richard Stockdale, 60, captured the video this morning (Sun) as the picturesque village in the Yorkshire Dales suffered torrential rainfall and strong winds.<br /><br />Richard, who took the video while he was working, said the village's pretty green had been totally submerged under water as the nearby River Wharfe burst its banks.<br /><br />He said: "The u-bend of the river has burst at the bottom of the village, leaving the green under water.<br /><br />"Everywhere else is fine, but the roads around the village are impassable for smaller vehicles.<br /><br />"I think it's a lot worse than the last storms last week, the wind is a lot worse and the river has flooded."<br /><br />The tiny hamlet, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, has a population of around 110, is a popular spot for walkers.<br /><br />It has been battered by bad weather in recent days and even saw snow yesterday (Sat), leaving its fields soggy before today's downpour.<br /><br />The swollen River Wharfe burst its banks this morning as other parts of the region felt the force of Storm Franklin.<br /><br />The Environment Agency issued flood warnings across the county over fears the Rivers Aire, Nidd, Calder, Crimple and Wharfe would burst their banks.<br /><br />The Wharfe burst its banks further downstream at Pool while the River Ouse has burst in banks in York, causing flooding in the city centre.
