Image source, Birmingham Wholesale Market

Birmingham Wholesale Market has said that the flooding was the worst they had seen since it opened in May 2018.

However, it is one place that will not be stopped by the rain and is open as usual.

Market manager Andrew Barnes said that floods cause a major operation issue as dark mornings and evenings make visibility difficult to see water.

"It's affected the local area, deliveries have been difficult and there's been slight delays," he said.

The market warned drivers to be cautious when visiting as rain had flooded the car park.

Image source, Birmingham Wholesale Market

Chris King
News editor, BBC Shropshire

Three of the Ironbridge gorge museums are closed because of the heavy rain.

The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron and Enginuity both experienced flooding, officials are assessing the damage, but it's not clear when it will reopen.

The Iron Bridge Tollhouse is also shut whilst the area around it is cleared up.

Nick Ralls, chief executive officer of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, said all the other museums were open. Updates will be posted on the trust's website., external

Adam Green
Presenter, BBC Shropshire

Image source, Luke Shelley

AFC Telford United is counting the cost this morning of last night's torrential rain which left the SEAH stadium under several feet of water.

The pitch and the lower floor of the West Stand were flooded shortly before Wolves academy were due to play a youth side from French club Monaco.

The club begin the clean up this morning and club director Steve Pryce told me the scene is "just devastating".

"This is the second time it's happened in about three or four years...but it's a lot worse this time," he said.

You can listen to our interview on BBC Sounds.

Here are some of the scenes in Birmingham and the Black Country were badly affected by flooding.

There are flood alerts in place and a yellow weather warning for more rain throughout today.

Fire crews had to pull a driver to safety after flood water covered the bonnet of his BMW in Hall Green last night.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Other roads were also badly affected and this driver in Stourbridge had to wade through waist-deep water to escape his car.

Image source, David Spruce

A number of schools have also been forced to close.

St Laurence Junior School has put out an appeal for large dehumidifiers to get the water out of the carpets by Monday.

And but online fundraising page has been set up to help Victoria Special School clear up the damage.

But amazingly, some schools, such as St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary school, pictured below, were able to open again this morning.

Image source, St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Kings Norton

The head teacher of St Laurence Church Junior School in Birmingham said the rain flowing through his classrooms last night was "biblical".

Andy Murphy has described how staff were out with mops and anything they could find, trying to keep the water out.

"The amount of rain that came through was just phenomenal," he said.

The school has been closed today, because Mr Murphy said it was not safe for the children. He's hoping to have the classrooms dried out in time for them to return on Monday.

But because the boiler house is under water this morning, they have no heating and they're asking for people to bring in industrial dehumidifiers to help.

People in All Stretton have been praising the actions of the emergency services this morning, after their efforts to save homes from flooding.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were there last night, dealing with a collapsed wall, clearing rocks which were blocking the road and trying to stop the water flowing into the the village.

They were also there for some time afterwards, along with police officers and members of Shropshire Council's highways team helping with the clear up.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Afterwards the fire service thanked people in the village for their support, which included refreshments from the Yew Tree Inn and the village hall, which supplied them with tea and coffee.

Shropshire firefighters were also busy in Telford, helping with the flooding at AFC Telford United and responding to reports of vehicle stuck in flood water on Crescent Road.

If you're going out in the car this morning you're being advised to drive very carefully and avoid areas which regularly flood.

A number of vehicles got into difficulty in Birmingham last night and in one incident, West Midlands Fire Service rescued a driver from a car stranded in flood water on Ribblesdale Road in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

"The driver who called said water was up to his seat," the fire service said.

Image source, Network Rail

Flooding at Wellington train station in Telford will see services between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton cancelled for most of the day.

West Midlands Railway said it expected the line to stay closed during evening rush hour. Rail replacement buses are in operation from until further notice.

The rail company encouraged travellers to check their journey through the National Rail website.

Image source, Network Rail

If you're just joining us, we've had some serious flash flooding in parts of the West Midlands overnight.

In Shropshire a care home had to be evacuated, homes were flooded and roads were blocked with rubble in All Stretton and AFC Telford United's stadium in Wellington was under water.

St Laurence Church Junior School and Victoria Special School in Birmingham have both been flooded, trains in and out of the city have been cancelled and some cars have been trapped on flooded roads.

A number of roads around Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire have also been blocked by the flooding, along with the properties such as the Nurses Clinic in Nuneaton.

And while the water is falling in many places, it's not got yet and the mud and rubble left behind is continuing to cause problems.

Multiple trains between Birmingham and London Marylebone have been cancelled due to flooding between Banbury and Bicester North. Other providers are accepting tickets at no extra cost including Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Great Western Railway.

National Rail said that disruption was expected until 15:00 BST and replacement transport had been requested.

A selection of NX West Midlands buses have also been diverted due to the flooding including number 27, 28, 76, 79 and 3.

Tom Edwards
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Floodwater from the heavy rain last night is still blocking a number or roads around Worcestershire.

That includes Hewell Road in Barnt Green, which is flooded around the railway bridge, with a car currently stuck in the water.

There's also flooding which has blocked Haselor Lane, in Hinton on the Green, as well as Jubilee Bridge in Fladbury and May Lane in Wythall.

Mike Goode, who runs a guesthouse in All Stretton and said he expected it to take days to clear all the stone washed into the village by the flash flooding.

Although the water has receded, it has left mud and stone everywhere, along with a 1m wide trench and he said: "How on earth we're going to deal with it I don't know."

"When you get mud into the house it's very difficult to clean up."

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Mr Goode has lived in All Stretton for 37 years and said that while it was the worst flooding he has seen, he expects to see more flooding in the future.

AFC Telford United were just an hour away from hosting a match between Wolves Academy and a youth side from the French side Monaco when the floods hit.

Then, the heavy rain came and club director Steve Pryce said: "Within an hour it was under a couple of foot of water, not just the pitch the whole stadium."

He said it had been "just devastating" and "just like a swimming pool".

The water, which poured in from the direction of Watling Street, flooded changing rooms, the gym, the car park and the pitch, and when the water left Mr Pryce said it left mud everywhere.

He said it was the second time in three years the club had experienced a flood like this and that he "can't imagine the cost involved yet".

Image source, AFC Telford United

Trains between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury are cancelled until at least midday due to flooding on the line at Wellington, Telford, with replacement bus services running instead.

Residents had to be evacuated from in a nursing home in All Stretton last night, when the weight of water caused a wall to collapse nearby.

Mike Goode, who runs All Stretton Bunkhouse said it was "the hardest rain I've seen in years".

He told BBC Radio Shropshire the rain water had brought "tonnes of stone" down the hill and that it had also flooded a number of houses.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

These are the schools in the Birmingham area that are closed on Friday

• Victoria School, Northfield
• Longwill School for the Deaf, Bell Hill
• Bournville School, Bournville
• St John Fisher Catholic School, West Heath
• St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Northfield

Wellington in Shropshire has been particularly badly hit by the flooding overnight.

AFC Telford United reported the pitch and the lower floor of the stadium were under water and they've asked for volunteers to help clear up this morning.

Club director Steve Pryce said the club expected to lose income from cancelled matches, on top of the cost of clearing up the mess.

First off let's take a look at where the flood warnings for the West Midlands are. Many are concentrated around Birmingham:

• Illey Brook at Halesowen
• Bourn Brook at Selly Oak
• River Cole at Coleshill
• River Rea at Edgbaston
• River Rea at Stirchley
• The Bourn at Bournville

The Environment Agency currently has 18 flood warnings in place across the West Midlands, meaning flooding is expected, and 28 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible. You can see a full list here., external

There is also a yellow warning for rain across much of the region on Friday.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage as parts of the West Midlands continue to be hit by heavy rain and flash flooding.

A number of schools are closed in the Birmingham area while across the region roads are closed and there is disruption to rail and bus services.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of more heavy rain in the region during Friday.

Stay with us as our reporters across the region bring you the latest updates on what’s happening where you are.