Stagecoach Midlands has posted localised flooding on Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, near Leamington Rugby Club has resulted in diversions to bus services, external.The club's catering manager Ross Dewey told BBC CWR he had been forced to abandon his journey, with traffic bound for Kenilworth backing up after a vehicle became stranded."The drainage under the road isn't capable of coping with vast deluges of water," he said.

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BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their pictures from around a soggy region.

Mikes lens snapped this one from a wet Hereford Cathedral.

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Tom Edwards
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Several roads north of Worcester are only passable with care.Egg Lane, which runs near the River Salwarpe and Droitwich Canal, has several potholes disguised by water.

And in Hadley, the A4133 has stretches with water covering the whole surface.

The wet weather from last night and this morning is expected to be followed by a colder spell.

Temperatures could fall to freezing in some exposed areas tonight, according to BBC Weather.

Staffordshire County Council says its gritter crews will be out , externalovernight to reduce the chance of wet roads turning into icy ones.

And you can check the prospects for your town or village on the BBC Weather site.

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The Environment Agency said it had been the "wettest February for Central England on record" so far.

Roy Stokes told BBC Radio WM: "We’ve already had well above our average February rainfall so it's no wonder that we’re seeing the effects on the ground."

The agency expects flooding to hit homes and properties, external lying close to the rivers Rea, Cole and Tame and said it was "actively monitoring" the situation.

Mr Stokes added thousands of properties on the River Tame were protected by agency flood schemes.

Shropshire Council has listed four primary schools, external in the south of the county which have been closed to pupils today because of flooding.

Brockton, Church Preen, Corvedale and Onny schools have all been affected by flooding either at the schools themselves or on surrounding roads.

The Royal Oak pub in Brandon, Coventry, has shared pictures of an influx of floodwater.

A post on Facebook revealed the bar and gardens under water, in what the pub said was its "11th flood" since October.

Landlady Khara Schrijvers said the venue was forced to close for repairs on 30 December, with the bar area, toilets and cellar areas gutted and replaced.

She asked motorists not to drive past the pub, because it "caused a massive wave and floods the pub over again."

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Many roads across the West Midlands have become engulfed by flood water after a bout of heavy rainfall.

A video captured in Onibury, south Shropshire, shows the village level crossing and A49 in the distance, and more water beyond the Back Lane junction.

Environment Agency data shows the nearby River Onny's level had reached 2.27m (7.4ft) by 12:15 GMT, and is expected to rise further. Its normal range falls within 0.70m (2.29ft) to 1.70m (5.57ft)

More than half a dozen flood warnings are in place across the West Midlands region.

Floods on bus routes between Rugby and Coventry have led to village services being abandoned.

Stagecoach Midlands said floodwater on the 86 route, external meant it was unable to reach Church Lawford, Bretford and Brandon.

It confirmed it would continue to serve Binley Woods.

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BBC Weather Watcher Shropshire Liam has sent us this arty shot from Shrewsbury.The town is known as a hot-spot for river-flooding, but hasn't yet suffered widespread disruption as the River Severn, external remains below danger levels.

It's expected to rise over the coming days, but still well short of historical highs.

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Also in Worcestershire, the council confirmed two schools would close early because of flooding on surrounding roads.

Himbleton CE First School in Droitwich and Eckington CE First School, Pershore will both shut at lunchtime.

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Floodwater has closed various routes around Worcestershire, with the council's highways department warning of "very difficult" driving conditions.

Eckington Bridge has been closed, as has Jubilee Bridge in Pershore.

Head of Highways Jon Fraser said: "It’s quite possible we’ll see flash flooding anywhere."

Tom Darby
BBC News, West Midlands

This is the scene in Northfield, Birmingham, earlier this morning, where the normally-sedate River Rea has been turned into quite the torrent.

You can see below what it normally looks like on a quieter day.It's one of the areas keeping emergency services busy - West Midlands Fire Service says it has had to respond to a vehicle , externalstranded in floodwater.

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We are hearing flooding could affect homes and roads around Blyth End in North Warwickshire, Blithfield Reservoir in Rugeley and the villages of Wyson and Brimfield near the Herefordshire-Shropshire border.

A man was rescued from his car after getting stuck on a flooded road in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Wednesday.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said it was called to Bent Lane, Whitmore just before 09:30 GMT.

The service confirmed the man was brought to safety without injury, and warned drivers to avoid floodwater.

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We are getting updates about the disruption to train services because of heavy rainfall across the patch.

Flooding means buses are running instead of trains on Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railways services between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

CrossCountry has also cancelled routes running from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa, with journeys between Worcester Foregate St and Hereford also affected.

The picture above shows what Wellington station looks like today.

Gillian Brown
Weather presenter, BBC West Midlands

It will be a largely cloudy and wet day, with spells of heavy rain in places and highs of 10°C (50°F).

The rain will tend to clear later on with just the odd shower going into the evening.

The UK Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain, external across parts of Worcestershire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands and Warwickshire until 17:00 GMT today.This means flooding and disruption is expected, with difficult driving conditions and a small chance of flooding to homes and businesses.

Good morning. With a Met Office warning in place for heavy rain, flooding is disrupting travel across the West Midlands today, with schools closing early and a risk of flash flooding to property.

We’re here to bring you the latest updates live.