The River Severn in Shrewsbury is expected to rise to about 3.6m and while the Frankwell car park will remain open on Thursday, Shropshire Council plans to shut it tonight.

Yesterday, low level flood barriers were set up alongside the river and this is the view from Shropshire Council's webcam, by the Theatre Severn.

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Thirty six schools are now closed in Worcestershire, external with another 11 closed in Herefordshire due to flooding.

Across Warwickshire, external, 13 are now shut.

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A water pump is being used in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, to remove standing water, said the Environment Agency.

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The pump is being used to get water away from the dry side of New Street, it said.

Flood defences have been put up in the town with a flood warning in place for the River Severn and Hanley Road.

Rivers are currently rising in many parts of Warwickshire and some properties are expected to flood, according to the Environment Agency.

Levels have risen at the Shipston river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.

Consequently flooding may affect properties later in:

• Halford
• Newbold-on-Stour
• Crimscote
• Alderminster
• Preston-on-Stour
• Ailstone
• Atherstone-on-Stour
• Clifford Chambers

Three flood warnings have been issued for the River Dene and Stour with 20 flood alerts in place in the county.

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Bus replacement services are running between Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon due to heavy flooding on the rail lines at Wilmcote.

Disruption is expected until 16:00 GMT, said National Rail.

Bus services are being diverted away from flood water in Warwickshire.

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Services are unable to serve Ashorne, Moreton Morrell and the village of Lighthorne, said Johnson Travel

Three cars have been pulled out of this road in Herefordshire and the council is asking drivers to stop using Bury Lane, at Wigmore.

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More roads are being closed in Herefordshire as the flooding worsens.

This is the A438 at Portwaym and the council is asking drivers to avoid it if possible.

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And this is the current situation at Maund Bryan, on the A417.

The road there is now closed after two vehicles became became stuck and vehicles were seen crossing on to the wrong side of the road, to avoid water on a bend.

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Drivers had to be rescued from flood water in Sambourne, near Coughton, in Warwickshire.

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The fire crew from Bidford-on-Avon said they'd also been called to Spernal Lane in the area too.

Schools across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire are closing today due to flooding:

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• Luston Primary, near Leominster, is closed due to both ends of the village being impassable
• Bredenbury Primary School, in Bromyard, will be closing at 13:00
• Michaelchurch Escley, in Hereford, is closed
• Stoke Prior Primary, also near Leominster, will be closed all day
• Fairfield High School, in Peterchurch, said it hoped to open as normal again on Friday

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• Blackminster Middle School, in Evesham, will close as soon as all children are collected
• Broadwas Primary School, in Martley, said it was being affected by flooding on the A44 on both sides of the village
• Eckington First School, also in Evesham, will close as soon as children are collected
• Himbleton First School, in Pershore, is now closed
• Honeybourne First School Academy, in Evesham, is planning to close
• Pebworth First School said roads nearby were becoming impassable

In Warwickshire, external two schools are affected:

• Acorns Primary School, in Long Compton, is fully closed
• Brailes Primary School, in Lower Brailes, is also closed

More flood warnings and alerts are expected across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Shropshire as heavy rain continues, said the Environment Agency.

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The agency's Dave Throup said there had been heavy rain, in particular over the River Teme in Shropshire and Herefordshire and the Avon catchment in Warwickshire.

"Those rivers are responding pretty quickly," he said.

"There's a lot of standing water and it's only going one way - into the river system.

"We're going to see quite a few more more alerts and warnings through the course of today and then right through the weekend as it works its way into the already full River Severn.

"The ground is - we're calling it - super-saturated, you just can't get any more water in. So even small amounts of rainfall are coming straight off and ponding on the roads."

Nearly 30 roads in Worcestershire have been closed due to high flood water.

The council has issued this list, external.

And in Herefordshire there are problems on the A4110 at Canon Pyon; the B4348 at Allensmore-Dorstone; A438 at Whitney-on-Wye; and A438 near Portway Inn.

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Flood water has also started to cause problems on roads further north, in Shropshire.

There are reports of disruption on both the A49 in the county and on the A456.

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Chiltern Railways and CrossCountry customers affected by the flooded rail lines can use their tickets on other services, said National Rail.

The closure is affecting services to Birmingham Moor Street and Snow Hill as well as Leamington Spa, Kidderminster and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Buses continue to be diverted away from Church Lawford in Warwickshire due to flooding at the railway bridge.

Coventry Road remains closed between School Street and Livingstone Avenue.

Some buses are being diverted away from the area.

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Flood water is blocking the railway line between Banbury and Leamington Spa towards Birmingham.

Disruption is expected until 14:30 GMT, said National Rail.

Chiltern Railways and CrossCountry Trains services are affected.

Flood warnings have now been issued for the River Teme at Stanford Bridge and Leintwardine, Herefordshire.

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Flooding is affecting properties and roads around the area, with river levels set to keep rising until Friday morning.

More than a dozen less severe flood alerts have been issued across the whole of the West Midlands.

This is the scene in the village of Bodenham, Herefordshire, where heavy rain has been falling.

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Two cars became stranded in floods at Stockton Cross, near Leominster, said the fire service.

It has issued a reminder for drivers not to attempt to drive through deep water

Fairfield High School in Peterchurch, Herefordshire, has been closed as the routes to school are impassable due to flood water.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It will be a cold and breezy day with heavy rain and lows of 6C (43F).