THE effects of Storm Babet have been felt across the city of Worcester this weekend - with flash flooding and road closures.

Some roads across the city, and the greater county, have started to open and traffic measures have been stopped, but other roads are still dealing with the adverse weather.

On Friday morning (October 20), the city woke up to the impact of the extreme weather conditions brought on by the storm.

Throughout the course of the day, roads became waterlogged and severe congestion was being experienced on major roads.

Just outside of the city, cars were pictured struggling to get through flash flooding on the A4133, at Ombersley, prompting a warning from Worcestershire County Council's Highways and Travel team.

On Friday evening, Hylton Road closed as the River Severn began to burst its banks and spill out onto the road.

The Environment Agency installed a floodgate opposite the University of Worcester Arena to prevent the water from spreading further.

Sainsbury's, in St John's, was pictured with water covering the surface of its car park, but the store remained open.

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The weather warning, issued for the county, was lifted as of 6am on Saturday, October 12, but the flash flooding and road closures were continuing throughout the day.

A picture, taken by Worcester News reporter  James Connell, showed a car stuck in high water in a blocked ford between Phepson and Earl's Common.

Diglis Bridge was also forced to close due to the River Severn levels spilling out on to the riverside path.

Worcester City Council announced that five of its car parks, Pitchcroft, Croft Road, Cattlemarket, Newport Street and Tybridge Street, were all affected by floodwater.

Video and pictures submitted to the Worcester News also showed that the River Severn levels had risen nearly to the foot of Copenhagen Street Car Park.

Nearby, South Quay was also pictured majorly flooded, which continued into Sunday (October 22).

Drone shots submitted to the Worcester News from James Llewellyn and Steve Turner show the extent of the flooding across the city.

According to the Met Office, Monday (October 23) is expected to be cloudy all day, with highs of 15C.