HEAVY downpours caused disruption to drivers as flash flooding turned roads into rivers in Worcestershire.

On Sunday, the A38 at Martin Hussingtree, near Droitwich, was severely flooded, making it difficult for drivers to pass through the area safely.

Meanwhile, a heavy outburst of rain on Monday caused flash flooding, again on the A38 in Droitwich near Brookside Fruits, resulting in queuing traffic.

Worcestershire County Council warned drivers to be aware of flash flooding on the roads during the morning rush hour on Monday.

According to Adam Thorne, a Climatological Observers Link weather observer, 17.5 millimetres of rain fell in Pershore in just nine minutes.

Mr Thorne said: "There were some really hefty showers in the Pershore area today, Pershore got a direct hit from two of them this afternoon.

"The second one produced 17.5mm of rain (two-thirds of an inch) in just nine minutes. This was the heaviest rate of rainfall I have measured in June for nearly 20 years.

"Holloway was completely flooded as the water rushed down the hill for at least ten minutes."

He submitted these pictures to the Worcester News, demonstrating the impact of the rainfall.

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The rain is predicted to continue this week, with heavy showers forecast by the Met Office for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

A yellow weather warning was also issued by the Met Office for the West Midlands area.

Ian Michaelwaite, from Pershore-based netweather.tv, said: "We are basically in the trap of some low pressure systems. This morning it was centrally based in the country, which means that the showers came straight across the West Midlands, which means that Worcester and Cheltenham saw quite a high amount of rainfall in a short space of time.

"The ground is reasonably dry at the moment so quite often when you get heavy rain it doesn't sink into the soil.

"These heavy, punchy showers are just going to be with us pretty much through this week and into next week."

And police officers in Droitwich and Evesham are also warning drivers to take care.

Tuesday will see a mixture of sunshine and heavy downpours for most of the day, with top temperatures reaching a relatively cool 17C.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, current predictions are for heavy showers and glimpses of sunshine, while the mercury will climb to 18C.

Thursday morning should be dry, however rain is expected to return from around 1pm. Top temperatures of just 16C.

The weekend is currently looking to be dry, but temperatures will remain at around 16C.