We all have our memories of that time.
For many people, the day will never be forgotten because the devastating floods cost them their homes and businesses.
At least until they could repair the damage - which took many months.
A lasting memory is of a city centre cut off from the world - and certainly, unless you had a dinghy, a canoe, or very high waders, you could not get from A to B.
I remember coming home from visiting family in Edinburgh, arriving at York Railway Staton and unable to take my usual route through town to my house in Fishergate. A friend picked me up and took me round the ring road. A journey that should have taken five minutes took 20.