Moment deluge sweeps West Midlands village leaving car 'stranded'

The West Midlands region is set to see some of the strongest rain as yellow weather warnings have been issued over the next 48 hours

This is the moment heavy rain swept a West Midlands village, leaving a car 'stranded' and a police car battling high water. Rain poured over the region yesterday evening (September 21) after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms.

Duck Lane in Bilbrook, South Staffordshire, was left covered by water after the sudden downpour. One car appeared to be stranded with a passenger sitting out of the window.

Other vehicles were seen tackling the water including a police car and a bus. Elsewhere, roads were flooded across the region including in Great Barr and Kingstanding.

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Yellow weather warnings remain in place today and tomorrow across the region for rain, meaning more flooding is likely. The Met Office says the West Midlands is braced for some of the strongest rain in England today.

It wrote: "Showers and thunderstorms are expected to merge into broader areas of heavy rain across parts of Wales, central and southern England during Sunday. Whilst the strongest signal for impactful rainfall totals appears to be centred across east Wales and west-central England, there is potential right across this highlighted region for some places to see 40-70 mm in two to three hours, with a chance that a few places could receive 80-100 mm through the course of the day."

Referring to Monday's forecasted rain, the Met Office said: "Areas of of heavy rain are expected to affect many parts of England and Wales during Monday. There is still some uncertainty regarding which areas will be affected by the heaviest rain, but at this stage parts of the Midlands, northeast England and east Wales look most likely to see the greatest accumulations.

"However, anywhere within the warning area could have impactful rainfall through the course of Monday. There is potential that 30-50 mm could develop in any part of the warning area, much of which could fall in six hours or less. Some locations could see 80-100 mm over the course of 12 to 24 hours."