Bradford saw severe flooding on 2 July , with many streets in the centre left underwater , as did the Isle of Man . The Met Office noted that many rivers across the West Country and the Midlands burst their banks , and said that every town and village in Devon was flooded , with damage to property and crops assessed as " a major disaster " . The summer of 1968 would prove to be one of the worst ever recorded for flooding in the UK , with further storms causing the Chew Stoke flood of 1968 just a week later and the Great Flood of 1968 that September , and would not be equalled until the 2007 floods
2007 floods
2007 United Kingdom floods
July 1968 England and Wales dust fall storms