Roads flood in West Midlands with water 'above wellies' as thunderstorms begin

Jamie Brassington

21 September 2024 at 1:23 pm·1-min read

Flooding on Duck Lane, Codsall — -Credit: (Image: Sarah Fellows)

Flooding has hit roads in the West Midlands today as a huge thunderstorm began. The first of heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the region this afternoon (September 21) after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms.

A total of three yellow weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the country for today, tomorrow and Monday (September 21, 22 and 23). Locally, the Government's Flooding Service has issued six flood alerts across Birmingham and the Black Country.

They are in place along rivers, waterways and areas prone to flooding. Among the places that have flooded include Erdington's Summer Road, which is blocked due to flooding from South Road to Machin Road tonight. Duck Lane in Codsall, South Staffordshire, has also been badly affected.

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Photographs shared online showed the road surface covered in water. Other photos showed different roads in the village flooded too, with one social media user reporting the level was coming 'above the tops of wellies'.

Flood alerts are in place for the following locations:

River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire
Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley
Upper Tame in Birmingham
River Rea in Birmingham
River Cole in Birmingham
River Blythe in Solihull

Flood alerts across region -Credit:UK gov

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Jason Kelly said: "The risk of thunderstorms persists into the weekend with potentially longer spells of heavy rain for some along with a continued risk of hail and lightning accompanying the most intense storms. Parts of the Midlands, southern England and east Wales appear at greatest risk of seeing these conditions."

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