A number of roads around Warwickshire have been reported to be flooded this morning which include the route from Brinklow to Easenhall and the A426 Dunchurch Road at Sainsburys and the A5 at Shawell.

At Coombe Abbey they had to call off the Luminate light trail last night because most of the route - and the car park - was underwater.

While Stratford-upon-Avon Cricket Club posted a number of images of their pitch, which was also underwater, with a joking comment: "Pitch inspection at 2pm."

Image source, Stratford-upon-Avon Cricket club

This was the scene at Elliotts Field retail park in Rugby last night, where the car park was severely flooded.

People posting on Facebook said the centre had to be evacuated as parts of the car park became almost impassible.

We will bring you more information when the managers come back to us.

Image source, Nick Clarke

Louise Brierley
BBC News

A Herefordshire village is experiencing more severe and long-lasting flooding, according to residents.

The recent heavy rain left some roads shut in Marden, near Hereford, while others were only just passable.

Janet Hewlett has lived in the village for 25 years and said the roads around her home flood every winter.

The property used a septic tank system and she said she was often not able to use her toilet or washing-machine for a month at a time.

The 75-year-old was relying on her neighbours to wash her clothes and had had to hire a portable toilet.

"It's not acceptable for anybody and I can't believe that something can't be done to stop it happening", she said.

Herefordshire Council has been approached for a response.

You can read more on how the village had been affected by this latest flooding here on the BBC website.

Firefighters in Warwickshire who were using a boat to rescue a stranded driver in the early hours of this morning have reported seeing other motorists try to drive past, through the flood-water, while they were at the scene.

They said they were able to get the stranded driver, who was stuck at the B5000 junction with Spon Lane, to safety at about 04:00 GMT.

Afterwards they asked the police to close the road.

Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Let us get you the latest from Worcestershire now, where river levels are expected to continue rising through the day.

The county council has already closed the Diglis bridge in Worcester and the Bewdley Town bridge in Bewdley.

In the past few minutes, it announced the Sabrina Bridge in Worcester was shut too after reporting a lot of water around it.

While the River Severn in Worcestershire was forecast to peak this afternoon, more rain was also forecast and the Environment Agency said water levels were likely to remain high over the coming days.

In Stratford-upon-Avon the Royal Shakespeare Company had to cancel a performance last night after the River Avon burst its banks.

Elsewhere in Warwickshire, flooding was reported at Warwick Racecourse and these photos were shared with us by Sammy Sims.

The next race day there is on 13 January.

Image source, Sammy Sims

As well as all the flooding, Warwickshire County Council said it had had to deal with a number of trees brought down by high winds on Tuesday.

The emergency services are urging motorists to take care around fords, rivers and brooks.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to a car stuck in the water in the Gayton area of Stafford on Tuesday night.

Elsewhere, these photos were taken in Rushton Spencer on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border.

Authorities have also reported drivers ignoring road closure signs or even removing them.

If you're travelling on the roads this morning, you may find a number of closures because of the flooding.

In Shrewsbury, it has forced the closure of the car parks in Frankwell, St Julian's Friars and Raven Meadows, Shropshire Council said.

The town's bus station was also closed this morning due to a power cut, they added.

Temporary bus terminals have been set up on New Park Road, on Abbey Foregate car park and by Theatre Severn.

Image source, Worcestershire Council

There are also roads and car parks closed in Worcestershire, including those on Croft Road, Pitchcroft, Cattlemarket and Newport Street in Worcester.

Looking at the overnight picture in Shropshire now and a number of people were rescued from cars trapped by flood-water last night.

The county’s fire and rescue service were called to Burroughs Bank in Telford, Battlefield in Shrewsbury and the Preston roundabout just outside Shrewsbury, plus Minsterley and Hodnet, all in the space of a few hours.

Image source, SFRS

They were also called to reports of a "small landslide" caused by the heavy rain on Railway Street in Bridgnorth.

A drone was used there to monitor the situation, the service said.

A man who rescued a woman and her three-year-old child from a car submerged in flood-water has insisted "I'm no hero".

Liam Stych was on hand on Tuesday afternoon to help them when her car got trapped at a ford on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham.

He said: "I'm just a human being with good instincts."

Mr Stych added: "I said to the woman: 'Now's your time you know, take my hand and we can go.'"

"At that moment she just put her arms out to me for help."

West Midlands Police said Mr Stych went into the water to help the pair and managed to secure the car to a bridge to stop it from being washed away.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Expect to see a lot of Environment Agency flood warnings this morning, with river levels reaching a peak in some areas:

• In Shropshire there are currently 22 flood warnings and 18 flood alerts.
• In Herefordshire there are 21 flood warnings and 16 flood alerts.
• Worcestershire has 49 flood warnings and 31 flood alerts.
• Warwickshire has 46 flood warnings and 35 flood alerts.
• And in Staffordshire there are 49 flood warnings and 38 flood alerts

There is also a handful around Birmingham and the Black Country.

We'll let you know how that develops, but you can see them all for yourself on the government's flood alerts and warnings website., external

Image source, Environment Agency

Andy Giddings
BBC News

Good morning, we are running a live news page today to keep you updated with all the effects from flooding from Storm Henk from around our region.

Thank you for joining us for our coverage of Storm Henk's visit to the West Midlands.

As rest centres are prepared in Warwickshire, and residents in one village in the county report a sense of "panic" setting in, we remain on watch overnight for developments in the usual suspects, Bewdley and Ironbridge.

But those areas are by no means the only ones affected. We'll bring you more coverage from 06:00 on Wednesday. Please do join us for the latest information.

Phil Mackie
BBC Midlands Correspondent

Worcester is used to flooding - this is the fourth flood since Storm Babet passed through in October.

The trouble is, the level at which the River Severn is expected to peak today used to be called a 50-year event, yet this is the seventh time it’s been this high this century.

The good news is hundreds of properties that used to be inundated with water are now protected by flood barriers and a bund.

But dozens of homes are still prone to flooding because the cost of building defences for them would be too great.

Instead, owners have tried to make their houses more resilient with pumps, flood gates, and internal modifications.

However, it’s still a nerve-wracking time for people whose lives are disrupted increasingly often.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

We've had 25% to 50% more rainfall than average in December across parts of the Midlands, including an additional 10 to 14mm from the new year's Storm Henk. But as the storm clears later on Tuesday, things will become a little drier.

The persistent rain will be replaced by showers, with temperatures falling to 6C and winds gradually easing but still quite blustery.

Temperatures remain mild on Wednesday, between 8 to 10C. There'll be gusts then of about 20 to 30mph on a day of sunshine and sharp showers.

There may be some rain for southern counties on Thursday, but with lighter winds and a cooler feel as temperatures start to fall - a maximum of 8C, then a much drier, cooler end to the week with night frosts and fog, and daytime highs of only 5C.

The road linking the Warwickshire villages of Long Itchington and Bascote has been closed by flood water.

Simon Mills, landlord of The Harvester Inn in Long Itchington said he had seen worse flooding "but not very much worse".

"As I look out of my window now, I can literally look down the street and you can see water all the way across," he said.

"Willow Grove is a particularly bad area, there has been lots of pumps up there," he explained.

Mr Mills added there was a "really good community spirit", saying: "The village always pulls together on days like this.

"There's a lot of good folk doing a lot of hard work to look after peoples' houses, clear fallen trees and generally just making life better."

In the West Midlands, Worcester is among the areas to be hit hardest so far by Storm Henk. We rounded up some of the difficulties here.

Now there's news the city's floods have affected bin collections.

In a post on X, external, formerly Twitter, the city council said: "We're doing our best to get to the bins of homes most affected by the floods.

"[On Tuesday] we've emptied green bins at Diglis Avenue and tomorrow we'll be back to do their black bins.

"We'll also be in Waterworks Road a day early on Wednesday to empty bins."

A third car park in Shrewsbury has been closed until further notice as a result of flooding.

Shropshire Council said St Julian's Friars car park would be closed from 18:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Permit holders have been asked to use Abbey Foregate car park.

Both Frankwell Main and Riverside car parks were also closed earlier on Tuesday.

Vehicles have been stranded on the A41 trunk road in Market Drayton, Shropshire, due to flooding.

West Mercia Police has advised drivers to find an alternative route.

Several drivers have now had to be rescued from vehicles stranded in flood water, according to Warwickshire County Council.

Sandbags are being distributed to properties deemed at risk, with preparations under way to provide rest centres, should they be needed.

Image source, BBC Weather Watcher / Margorose

The authority has issued a list of areas currently affected:

Stratford-upon-Avon - Recreation ground flooded, car park closed

Birmingham Road, Stratford - Set to become unpassable as at least three drains are overflowing

Bidford - Big meadow flooded and water up to the banks by high street and beginning to encroach on properties

Shipston - Mill Street at potential risk

The A4189 Warwick to Henley road is closed

Fisherman’s car park (Warwick Road), Stratford-upon-Avon – partial flooding and motorists told to drive with care

Mill Street car park, Shipston-on-Stour – flooded / closed

Bridge car park, Shipston-on-Stour – flooded / closed