Flood updates from 16-20 February
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
We're hearing from Herefordshire Council that all major routes into Hereford are now virtually impassable, including the A49 from Leintwardine.
The Environment Agency's advice is very clear - Don’t travel unless necessary and watch out for further warnings from emergency services.
Here's a list of the 19 road closures in Worcestershire due to flooding.
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All rail lines between Newport South Wales and Shrewsbury are blocked.
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Claudia Berry
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Kyre Brook has burst its banks in Tenbury Wells leaving horrible orange muddy water everywhere.
The town has seen several devastating floods, and was among places badly affected during the floods across England in the summer of 2007.
A lot of people have been telling me it's the worst it's been since 2007 here.
Community safety officers from the district council are in the town offering advice and help.
The high school has been turned into a refuge for people who've had to leave their homes.
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
The River Teme in Ludlow is also badly affected.
This is the scene at Ludford Bridge, next to the Charlton Arms pub.
River Teme rages in Ludlow
Local businesses are among the properties flooded in Tenbury.
Graham Stephens from the Little Meadow Animal Rescue charity shop on Market Street said his property was under water with "everything in the shop ruined".
"All the main streets are covered," he said, "you cannot go through it at all.
"The town's just dead, nobody can get in or out.
"It's going to be like starting from scratch again with the shop, with everything just ruined, but we'll come through it."
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Last weekend's Storm Dennis and persistent rainfall over the last week means last night's deluge over the Upper Teme and over the border in Wales had an immediate effect on rivers.
Numerous roads into Tenbury Wells are closed, including the B4204, Worcestershire Highways said.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilThere is "unprecedented" flooding on some of the rivers and streams in Worcestershire this morning, the Environment Agency says.
The River Teme is the worst affected, but levels are also very high on the Severn and Wye.
There are only two severe flood warnings in England and both of those are around the Teme - at Eardiston and Tenbury Wells.
Dave Throup said the upper catchments had seen 90mm (4in) of rain overnight.
There are 24 flood warnings, external in Herefordshire and 38 in Worcestershire.
This is the scene at Wribbenhall, Bewdley where the River Severn has burst its banks with properties, businesses and farmland expected to be flooded.
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers / Dingle DaveThere are three flood warnings on the river, with water already affecting Beales Corner, Severnside South, Kidderminster Road the B456 and access to Bewdley Bridge including low lying property on Stourport Road.
Flooding is affecting roads across the region.
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers / Eye on the SkyJohn Fraser from Worcestershire Highways said as well as the situation in Tenbury Wells it is also "concerned" by river levels in Bewdley.
"The River Severn has risen faster than anticipated and we've currently got a closure on the Bewdley bridge and on Beales Corner on the other side of the bridge," he said.
This is the scene in Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, where "many" properties have been flooded, said the Environment Agency.
Image source, Environment Agency
Image source, Environment AgencyRiver levels in the town are expected to peak later this afternoon with some residents being advised to move out.
Image source, Environment Agency"If [residents] have any flood arrangements in their house, such as barriers fitted to them or covers for air bricks, then they need to activate those now because they're going to need them later on today," said the Environment Agency's Dave Throup.
Floods in Worcestershire are an "immediate risk to life", the Environment Agency has warned.
Two severe warnings are in place on the River Teme - one in Tenbury Wells and another at Eardiston.
Properties have been flooded in the town with more rain forecast across the day.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC News
Flood warnings have been issued across the West Midlands including two severe warnings on the River Teme in Worcestershire.
We'll be bringing you live updates on how the flooding is affecting homes and travel.