Incident rooms are open and flood barriers are on standby just in case, the Environment Agency says.
Storm Babet has already hit the north east coast of Scotland, with people in one town being asked to leave their homes
The warning, due to a forecast of persistent heavy rain, runs from 12:00 BST on Friday to 06:00 BST on Saturday. Frank de Planta, from the Environment Agency, said staff were preparing for "the worst case scenario".Image source,Mr de Planta added that water pumps and sandbags were on standby and flood barriers in York and Hull were ready to be activated."Do the most you can yourself by moving things from below to upstairs if you think there is a likelihood of flooding," he urged.
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