Sheffield flooding: M1 closed and caused 3.9-mile tailbacks

The M1 northbound is congested with traffic after the motorway was closed due to flooding, resulting in 3.9-mile tailbacks.
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National Highways said the motorway was earlier shut between junction 31 for Sheffield and junction 32 for Doncaster.

The lanes have now reopened but the congestion is still causing delays of 25 minutes above usual journey times.

Meanwhile, the M1 northbound between junction 31 Worksop and junction 32 Sheffield remains closed due to flooding.

A number of flood alerts have been issued for Sheffield today.