Man dies after being swept away in fast-flowing water
The man was caught in water from a brook near Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, that had breached a road
Bewdley flooded as it became too dangerous to install defences, the Environment Agency confirms
A woman was rescued after being swept 100m downstream when she got out of her car in a Staffordshire ford
Many roads are impassable because of flooding and there is major rail disruption
More than a dozen schools were closed, mainly in Worcestershire
Louise Hancock
BBC Radio WM
The Environment Agency has now issued eight flood warnings for Birmingham and the Black Country after heavy rain.
They're at River Rea at Stirchley, River Rea at Edgbaston, The Bourn at Bournville, Bourn Brook at Selly Oak, River Tame at Bescot and Ray Hall Water Works, Waterhead Brook at Bushbury and at Illey Brook in Halesowen.
West Mercia Police says it is starting to receive an increase in 999 calls related to flooding.
The force urged people to please only call 999 in an emergency.
Members of the public can go to a prepare for flooding page on the gov.uk website, external.
To report a risk to life call 999 and to report a blocked road, call the local council, police added.
Alice Cullinane
Reporting from Birmingham
These images shows water on the road on Navigation Street in Birmingham city centre, below the A38.
The Town Hall car park is in the background on the first photo.
This was the scene near Telford on the B5062 between Shawbirch and Roden this morning, BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Paul Shuttleworth said.
We're hearing reports that the A49 is impassable in Church Stretton in Shropshire.
It's a busy road and we'll bring you more on that when we can.
At least five schools in Worcestershire have been closed due to flooding:
In Bewdley, Worcestershire County Council says two of the three roads to the school are impassable.
Storm Babet has arrived in the West Midlands.
Schools and roads have been closed. Follow our live coverage for the latest on floods disruption.