FLOOD warnings were in place in Worcestershire as the county was battered by rain. 

Weather warnings and travel alerts have been issued throughout the county including in Droitwich, Evesham and Ombersley.

An amber weather warning was issued by the Met Office on Sunday evening as people braced themselves for expected floods. 

However, the Met Office reduced the weather warning from amber to yellow. 

The rain began pouring at around 5am yesterday and was expected to last until the end of the day. 

Flood alerts for rivers in Worcestershire began being issued on the Gov.uk website from 8am and were not removed by the time we went to press.

River levels began rising in the Evesham river gauge at around 8am yesterday morning.

It was expected by 5pm there may be flooding of roads and farmland. 

Impacted areas include Offenham, Evesham, Twyning, the Eckington Road, and Mill Bank Road from Jubilee Bridge to Fladbury. 

A flood alert was also issued for the River Salwarpe, with Droitwich Spa and Ombersley among the areas expected to be impacted. 

Other areas of South Worcestershire were also identified as being at a possible risk of flooding. 

River levels were rising at the Childswickham river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. 

The flooding was expected to impact low-lying land and roads adjacent to the river from North Littleton to Winchcombe.

Other locations that may be affected are Badsey, Childswickham, Broadway, Sedgeberrow and Toddington.

However, no flood warning was issued for the River Severn, which runs through Worcester. 

A government spokesperson said it was closely monitoring the situation with the rivers at risk of flooding and advised people to plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded.

This latest downpour follows a weekend of heavy rain across Worcestershire. 

Traffic was at gridlock in Worcester yesterday morning with many roads across the city centre seeing very slow movement throughout the early morning rush hour and the AA advising drivers to take extra care on the roads. 

Readers reported the junction of Bromyard Road and Broadway Grove was also underwater at around 10am.