It was a big day for this part of the world yesterday. People who live here will remember it for many years to come - the day of the deluge.
Millions of people were affected: stuck in villages turned into islands; evacuated from their devastated homes; going nowhere on roads turned into waterways. The A1 in North Yorkshire was a river and remains closed for a 40-mile stretch.
So what did the national papers make of it all?
THE SUN
Not a mention on Page 1. Page 15 lead.
Verdict : Damp squib
THE GUARDIAN
Nothing on Page 1. Page 4 lead.
Verdict : Wishy-washy.
DAILY STAR
Nothing on Page 1 - leads instead on Simon Cowell calling in a faith healer to free him of evil female spirits. The north's floods make a lead on Page 4.
Verdict : Limp as a wet lettuce
DAILY EXPRESS
A floods blurb on Page 1 - hurrah! And a spread on Page 5. Mind you, the Express leads on weather stories nearly every day - even when there isn't a real story, so why not this time? Verdict : Not gushing with praise but a bit better than the others
DAILY MIRROR
Nothing on Page 1. Page 15 lead.
Verdict : H2Oh dear
DAILY MAIL
Nothing on Page 1. Page 11 lead.
Verdict : What a shower
THE TIMES
A paragraph on Page 1. Page 11 lead.
Verdict : Water disappointment
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Nothing on Page 1. Page 4 picture story - not even the lead.
Verdict : Wet, wet, wet
THE INDEPENDENT
Page 1 picture!!! Full Page 4 spread.
Verdict : Floody hell - some news sense at last!
Imagine the national coverage if Kent or Surrey had been under water. Think it might have been the splash?
It's why local papers matter.
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