The tail end of Storm Babet has flooded Birmingham and parts of the West Midlands causing road disruption and blocked train lines. Heavy rain is expected over the next 30 hours in the city.
Hall Green train station was flooded, while services between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton were cancelled. Heavy rain also flooded the railway line between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley, while there was a track circuit failure at Bloxwich with both lines blocked due to flood water being above the railhead.
Flooding was also reported on Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston and Bristol Road South, at Lickey Road, in Rednal, with surface water on Horrell Road, Sheldon.
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There were reports of a fallen tree on Yardley Road, Yardley, and West Midlands Roads advised drivers to "proceed with caution" on a slip road off the A45 Stonebridge Highway, near the Jaguar Land Rover site, in the Coventry area.
National Highways West Midlands urged people to take care on the roads as the tail end of Storm Babet passes through the region. Heavy rain is expected to fall for most of today, Friday, October 20, until around early afternoon tomorrow, Saturday, October 21.
In a forecast for the West Midlands today, the Met Office said: "Winds continue to strengthen as rain becomes heavy and persistent through the day. An amber rain warning in force in the north and east of the region, with flooding and travel disruption likely. Feeling cooler than Thursday. Maximum temperature 14C.
"Tonight: Persistent rain continues overnight, bringing further flooding and travel disruption into the start of Saturday. Remaining windy at first, but gradually easing through the early hours. A cooler night. Minimum temperature 10C.
"Saturday: Rain clearing northeast through the morning, with showers following closely behind, sometimes heavy with a risk of thunder. Sunny spells between the showers, and lighter winds than Friday. Maximum temperature 13C."
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