Heavy rain causes hazardous driving conditions across Staffordshire
HEAVY rain caused hazardous driving conditions across Staffordshire today.
Stormy conditions lasted throughout the morning and into the afternoon, with the Met Office issuing an amber weather warning for rain.
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And as much as 80 mm (three inches) in 48 hours is expected to have fallen in parts of the West Midlands by the end of tomorrow.
Slow moving traffic was reported during the morning rush hour on a number of the region’s roads, including the M6 motorway and the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Ahead of the evening rush hour there were warnings of standing water on the D-road, particularly around Etruria.
Train lines have also been affected by the downpours.
East Midland Trains had to provide alternative transport for passengers after the company was forced to suspend services between Derby, Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe because of flooding in the Uttoxeter area at around 3pm this afternoon.
Virgin Trains and Arriva Trains Wales were also forced to suspend operations around Crewe, due to flooding near the station.
Staffordshire Police have issued a safety warning to motorists, urging them to slow down and keep a greater distance betweem themselves and the vehicle ahead.
So far, no major incidents of flooding have been reported but the Environment Agency has issued warnings for low lying areas in the county, particularly land next to the River Tame near Tamworth.
For the latest weather updates click here.
Have you been affected by flooding or the heavy rain? Send your pictures and stories to chris.hogg@northcliffedigital.co.uk, upload them straight to www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk or tweet us on @thisisstaffs.
Comments
by warren-lloyd
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 12:07PM
“Cus tonight for the first time, just about half part ten, for the first time in history......ITS GON'A START RAINING MAN.........OOOOO, ITS RAINING MEN.
Sorry, bit carried away there.”
by camband
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 8:13PM
“Long sunny summers, relentless dry days running into weeks on end and then into months, without a single drop of rain -with the reservoirs almost dried up altogether..... and water bans -with not a sign of rain in the near future..... no baths, sharing showers, only fried, not boiled eggs, flushing the toilet only -when absolutely necessary.... Ban on all canal traffic -Locks unworkable, brown lawns and cricket fields....
Will we ever see 1976 again?”
by jiggajagga
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 1:13PM
“" When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads, they might as well be dead, when the rain comes"”
by warren-lloyd
Monday, September 24 2012, 8:59PM
“.....and it might as well rain until September.
In fact, I think it did.”
by Speccy9eyes
Monday, September 24 2012, 7:11PM
“" rainy September skies and grey raggidy clouds, leaving scars in my mind, orange lights glowing on pools of black tar""”
by warren-lloyd
Monday, September 24 2012, 6:32PM
“Did this Chist Hogg use to work for the Daily Express.”
by timbstoke
Monday, September 24 2012, 5:09PM
“'Cause nothin' lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain
Too soon?”
by CpnOatcake
Monday, September 24 2012, 3:03PM
“Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was 17?...
I can see this outlasting the rain itself!!!”
by anonymous44
Monday, September 24 2012, 2:37PM
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with string.....these are a few of my favourite things :-)”
by KylePark
Monday, September 24 2012, 2:09PM
“Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red...”