A total of nine roads are shut and flooding is widespread in Shropshire, the council says, external.

The roads closed are:

• C2073 (old A442) Hodnet – Marchamley (at Paradise junction)
• New House Farm, between Hodnet and Marchamley
• B5476 road at Tilstock
• Underdale Road, Shrewsbury – under railway bridge
• B4386 Worthen road
• B4386 from Lowfield Marton to Red Lion, Westbury
• A4117 from bottom of Clee Hill to the top
• Ditton Mill – shut due to land slip and tree in road
• Astley Abbotts, Bridgnorth

The Environment Ageny has also confirmed that nine rivers in the county are expected to flood, external, with 17 further alerts where flooding is possible.

Some schools have closed early and a bus services have been affected.

Plenty of you have been sharing your photos with us of flooding in your area and this is from Jason Leach in Bewdley, Worcestershire, who said "it’s crazy" and adds "lots of houses at real risk of flooding".

Image source, Jason Leach

Also in Worcestershire, Julian Haywood sent this from Dunley, near Kidderminster.

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Image source, Julian Haywood

Image source, Worcestershire County Council

A few roads remain shut in Worcestershire as well:

• New Street in Upton upon Severn
• A449 at Claines
• A449 at Ombersley
• A4023 Coventry Highway, Moons Moat, Redditch

Worcestershire County Council said there was heavy congestion on the A443 at Holt Heath and advised drivers to avoid the area if possible.

The Wharfage is closing in Ironbridge as flood waters rise.

Telford and Wrekin warned people to move parked vehicles to allow its crews to install gully bungs - temporary seals to stop water rising from drains.

The local authority said part of the Wharfage car park was also closing.

However, businesses remain open as usual and the council said they could be currently accessed via Buildwas Road for Dale End and Madeley Road for the Wharfage.

It added that the Environment Agency was monitoring the situation.

The area's well used to dealing with flooding, as this photo from February 2022 shows.

Image source, PA Media

The village of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, has been regularly flooded over recent years and looks to be no different today.

Robin Fellows-Weir shared these photos with us from the area on Friday morning:

Image source, Robin Fellows-Weir

Image source, Robin Fellows-Weir

Ben Sidwell
BBC Midlands Today

The impact of Storm Babet took people by surprise in Worcestershire, highways bosses say.

"We were expecting the storm to track a bit further north. So, we've been quite surprised about the amount of rain overnight and into today, that have caused the problems," Jon Fraser, head of highways in the county, told BBC Midlands Today.

He said there were 20 roads shut across the county, and many others "where there's a lot floodwater and it's slowing traffic down".

"If you don't have to travel then it's a good day to work from home," Mr Faser continued.

"But, if you do have to travel then please don't drive through flood water - you don't know what hazards are underneath."

This post by Rob Davies at the Environment Agency shows just why we're seeing floods today.

A total of 29 rivers across the West Midlands are expected to flood, the Environment Agency says, external.

The warnings mean that nearby properties are also expected to be affected, the agency says.

There have also been 16 alerts issued for areas where flooding is possible.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

The south of the region has had quite a lot of rainfall, but as we heard through the course of this afternoon, the north of the region is bearing the brunt.

However, keep an eye out for heavy showers, which are working their way in through the south and could give some heavy downpours through the next few hours.

In Shawbury in Shropshire, since 15:00 on Thursday, there has been 43mm of rainfall - more than an inch and a half.

The Met Office still has yellow and amber weather warnings in place for much of the region. There is likely to be more significant rainfall and a chance of flooding.

There will be some dry spells. Through Saturday there is still more in the way of rainfall to come. It will start to ease as we head through to Sunday.

Trains running between Birmingham International and Rugeley Trent Valley may be cancelled, delayed or terminated, following flooding of the railway between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley.

Road replacement transport is running between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley.

There are also signalling problems in the Walsall and Tame Bridge Parkway area, causing additional disruption.

Disruption is expected until 15:30.

More schools in Worcestershire are closing early due to the weather, particularly in Bewdley:

• Far Forest Lea Memorial CE Primary Academy & Nursery, in Bewdley
• Rigby Hall School, in Bromsgrove
• Matchborough First School Academy, in Redditch
• St Kenelm's CE Primary School, in Hagley
• The Forge Secondary PRU, in Redditch
• Upper Arley CE Primary School, in Bewdley

Wigmore Primary School in Herefordshire has also closed due to flooding, while the secondary school, which shares the same site, said bus operators were picking up pupils early due to localised flooding.

Flood water turned these steps in St George's, Telford, into a makeshift waterfall, after the road above became submerged in Storm Babet.

Louise Hancock
BBC Radio WM

The River Alne has burst its banks and the road between Hockley Heath and Henley is totally impassable.

Heavy rain has flooded the railway between Worcester Foregate Street and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Services running to/from Stratford-upon-Avon may terminate/start at Birmingham Snow Hill or divert via Dorridge.

People may use their ticket on National Express West Midlands via any reasonable route, National Rail said.

Disruption is expected until 15:30.

The M54 has reopened in both directions.

It was closed earlier J6-J7, between Wellington and Telford.

Earlier, drivers reported being stuck for an hour and a half outside Telford.

Image source, Worcestershire County Council Highways & Travel

Flooding has blocked roads in Worcestershire, as water flowed off fields and small rivers burst their banks, says Jon Fraser, head of the county's highways department.

"One of the biggest problems we've got is on the A449 between Ombersley and Claines, that's currently closed," Mr Fraser told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

Also closed is the A451 between Stourport-on-Severn and Great Witley, he said.

"Various other roads are closed as well... but it's quite a changing picture," Mr Fraser added.

Hereford and Worcester Fire Service says it has had more than 100 call-outs to flood related incidents since 07:30.

Cheshire East Council has confirmed the following roads are shut:

• A51 Nantwich - Blue Stone lights to Four Lane Ends
• A49 Green Lane, Audlem
• A529 Maw Green Lane, Haslington
• A529 Audlem Road, Hankelow
• Capenhurst Avenue, Crewe
• Maw Green Road, Crewe
• Winsford Road, Nantwich

The Royal Oak pub at Brandon is closed due to flooding in the bar and cellar.

Staff at the Warwickshire pub said it was the worst flooding they'd seen in 20 years.

Traffic lights have failed at a junction on the A34 between Birmingham and Walsall.

They were not working at the Scott Arms junction and there was congestion on the approach, National Express West Midlands has said.

The 5, 16, 28, 51 and X51 services may be delayed.

Weston Road Academy in Stafford has just announced it is to close.

Staff there are asking parents to pick up children as soon as possible.