Heavy rain hit parts of North Worcestershire this week as residents faced travel chaos and flooding. 

The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for the West Midlands from 6pm yesterday (Thursday, September 26) with parts of Worcestershire, including Wyre Forest, Redditch and Bromsgrove, experiencing several hours of rain. 

Around 30 to 50mm of rain fell across the Midlands over 24 hours which is almost the average total for September in this part of the world. 

Multiple roads were closed by police throughout Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning (September 27) including the A38 as well as the A449 between Kidderminster and Kinver.

The fire service warned people to stay at home unless travel was essential due to the number of cars getting stranded or being submerged. 

A spokesperson for the RAC said: "Never attempt to drive through floodwater. If a road appears flooded, the safest thing to do is turn around and find another route." 

The rain eased off on Friday (September 27) with many roads reopening and the flood water clearing throughout the day, but Environment Agency Midlands has urged residents to remain cautious. 

In a post today (Friday, September 27), Environment Agency Midlands said: "We still have several flood warnings and alerts in place.

"Please check the flooding situation near you before you travel as just 30cm of flowing water can move your car."