A Shrewsbury business owner said his property had now flooded for the second time in a week.

Mark Davies who owns Darwin's Townhouse bed and breakfast said the "horrendous" flooding last week pretty much wiped out the basement area.

The property has been left "devastated," he said.

"I spent last week pumping everything out and got that straight on Sunday, flopped down and then found on Monday morning we were back to square one again."

"It was a really emotional feeling yesterday because there was this sense of doom - and there was nothing you could do."

"It was like King Canute, just waiting for something to happen."

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

It will be a chilly day with some showers along with the chance of hail, sleet and snow with highs of just 7C (45F).

Residents at a retirement home in Shrewsbury were evacuated on Monday evening because of the rising flood waters.

Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

Two crews were sent to Hazeldine Court at Longden Coleham, the fire service said.

Another water rescue was carried out at Coton Manor, shortly before 19:45, it added.

The ambulance service said it had worked with fire crews to help evacuate people from their homes in the town.

Shrewsbury's three shopping centres will be closed today "for the safety of staff and customers".

Image source, Shropshire Council

The decision to close the Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside centres will be reviewed later, the council said.

The recorded level for the River Severn at Cae Howel (New Cut), about 10 miles from Shrewsbury, was 6.25m at 06:30 this morning.

The highest level ever recorded at the Severn here was 6.17m on 1 November 2000.

Flood waters have been predicted to reach near-record levels in Shrewsbury itself about 16:00.

Tim Page
BBC Shropshire

Two flood gauges upstream of Shrewsbury have recorded their highest levels in recent history overnight.

Cae Howel near Edgerley and Montford north of Shrewsbury both showed levels not seen before by Environment Agency monitoring.

Some homes in north-west Shropshire have been cut off for days, with fire crews in boats checking on their well-being

The flooding is affecting many roads in the area with anyone wanting to use public transport being warned of diversions to bus services.

Bewdley Bridge in Worcestershire has been fully closed to cars and pedestrians due to rising floodwater.

A free shuttle bus has been set up for students of Bewdley School and another for members of the public between Wribbenhall Village Hall and Load Street.

Many of the area's gauging stations have recorded the highest water levels in 10 years, external.

There are flood warnings the whole length of the River Severn, with severe impacts expected throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, the Environment Agency's Dave Throup has tweeted.

Environment Agency staff have been working through the night to minimise the impacts of flooding along the River Severn.

Water levels in Shrewsbury and Ironbridge are continuing to rise with a peak expected later tonight.

About 40 residents in Ironbridge were advised to evacuate on Monday.

Two severe flood warnings , externalremain in place for the Severn at Shrewsbury and at the Wharfage at Ironbridge.

Dave Throup, from the Environment Agency, said exceptionally high levels and flows are resulting in dangerous conditions.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

Good morning.

We'll be continuing our live coverage today as two severe flood warnings remain in place in Shropshire.

We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter, external and Facebook., external

We'll be back with more flooding updates from 06:00 on Tuesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

Businesses on flooded streets in Shrewsbury have told the BBC they have banded together to try to protect each other as best they can from the rising River Severn.

Steven Clarke runs House Coffee Co in Coleham and said: "This is our livelihood. We’ve put everything into this.

"So we’ve spent the night at the shop going back and forward to make sure that’s ok."

Rachel Moss, from the Glam Studio salon in Coleham, said they were already flooded.

But she added: "If in doubt get the fizz out. There are a couple of us here and we can’t do anything but watch it, so why not get the pink prosecco out?”

BBC Weather

There's better news ahead on the weather front for the West Midlands, although more showers are forecast across the next 24 hours.

Image source, Georgina Eley

Overall tonight, there are set to be clear spells mixed with scattered showers.

Then tomorrow, there'll still be some showers but they'll be mixed in with bright spells and it'll be breezy.

Get a forecast at any time from the BBC Weather website.

The River Severn has been "absolutely flying up" Bewdley, Worcestershire, the Environment Agency's Dave Throup has tweeted., external

The town was at the centre of floods last week and there are still two flood warnings covering the area., external

Image source, Environment Agency

With the river already lapping against flood defences, Mr Throup says the agency is "expecting a peak higher than last week, sometime late tomorrow or Wednesday".

Image source, Environment Agency

Pub landlady Barbara Tromans says businesses in Shrewsbury are worried how high the Severn could get.

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With a severe flood warning in place, the Environment Agency's warned the river's peak could hit 5.5m tomorrow.

Mrs Tromans runs the Hop and Friar pub at St Julian's Friars and says while they are concerned, they are prepared.

She said: “We got the sandbags up. They were supplied by the council last night. Last week there was nothing, no help, no support, or anything. So we’re more prepared this time."

The River Severn could go over the top of flood defences in Ironbridge tonight, the local council's warned.

A severe flood warning, the highest level of alert, has been covering the area since midday following the weekend rain., external

Telford and Wrekin Council says , externalthe latest advice from the Environment Agency is barriers in Ironbridge Gorge could be breached early Tuesday morning.

The authority and West Mercia Police are this evening advising residents likely to be directly affected to get out of their homes and take up the council's offer of accommodation.

Image source, Environment Agency

Earlier this afternoon, the Environment Agency said the Severn was rising fast in Ironbridge, sharing pictures of the river bursting its banks and pushing up against flood defences.

This footage from the council shows how things look there...

Firefighters in Shrewsbury have been rescuing families including babies and dogs from flooded homes.

Crews used inflatable pathways to move people across floodwater, external.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Residents in Bridgnorth are being warned by the Environment Agency, external that the River Severn is expected to peak in the Shropshire town on Wednesday.

Already, parts of the area near the waterway, including the rugby ground, are under water.

Image source, Michael Brown

Not far from Bridgnorth, West Mercia Police officers , externalin Broseley and Much Wenlock are patrolling the area to deter anyone breaking into homes and businesses left empty after last week's flooding.

The owner of a Shrewsbury bed and breakfast has seen water hit the premises in back-to-back weeks.