Yorkshire suffers many road and rail closures, power cuts and evacuations with Sheffield the worst hit place in the country. November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods – heavy rain falls on much of the British Isles, but Cumbria worst affected. 2 people killed by the flood 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods North Sea flood of 2013 Winter storms of 2013-2014 in the United Kingdom – A continuous stream of major storms and heavy rain falls primarily on the southern British Isles, Somerset Devon and Cornwall worst affected.