Evesham police helped rescue sheep from flooding in Fladbury (Image: TWITTER/@EveshamCops)
Another unhelpful 15-20mm of rain overnight, particularly #gloucestershire & south #worcestershire has caused many smaller rivers to respond & significant flash flooding.
Several new flood alerts & warning issued.
The Environment Agency s Worcestershire and Herefordshire manager, Dave Throup, warned of significant flash flooding in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
He tweeted: Another unhelpful 15-20mm of rain overnight, particularly #gloucestershire & south #worcestershire has caused many smaller rivers to respond & significant flash flooding. Several new flood alerts & warning issued.
A yellow warning of heavy rain over Northern Ireland ran until 9am on Thursday.
We will bring you the latest on the flooding situation in Worcestershire. Two bridges at Hinton in the Green over the River Isbourne are out of action; Eckington Bridge is going to close this morning due to flooding; Highways chiefs say Brook Lane, Cropthorne and Jubilee Bridge, Fladbury will both close this morning; If you re driving near Ombersley, the A449 in the southbound direction is closed from the A4133 Droitwich Road (Ombersley) to Claines Lane (Redhouse Inn roundabout in Claines); A44 at the Berkeley Arms junction with Egdon Lane is closed due to flooding and an accident ; A443 flooded near The Elms Hotel, Abberley.