Derbyshire is one of several counties in the UK under flood warnings from the Environment Agency today, as heavy rain pushes local rivers to the brink. Overnight heavy rainfall has left pools of rain standing in some roads, forcing officials to close them off from the public. Weather forecasters have predicted more incoming rainfall today and into Tuesday.

The following roads are closed in Derby and Derbyshire today: 

Derby:

– B6000 Railway Terrace (Station Approach)

 -Haslams Lane

– Ford Lane

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Derbyshire:

 -A6 Derby Road at Ambergate

 -Abney Road, Abney to the Gliding Club

– Buttermilk Lane, Shuttlewood

– B6057 – Unstone

– Heage Lane, Etwall

– B5010 Main Road, Borrowash to Thulston

– Lea Road (Cromford Bridge)

– Scropton Road

According to the Met Office, persistent rain will continue in Derbyshire for much of the week.

Forecasters predicted the rain to let up slightly on Tuesday with lighter showers, before stopping on Wednesday. 

On Thursday, however, the rain will pick up once more with a vengeance. 

The Met Office has preemptively released a yellow weather warning for rain over Derbyshire on Thursday.

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Met Office officials have released a yellow warning for the Midlands on Thursday, encompassing Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and Lincoln. 

According to the warning, people in the area can expect potential flooding to homes and businesses, with delays to transport and power cuts. 

Officials have also warned of a “danger to life” and chances of communities being cut off by rising floodwaters. 

Some homes and businesses may be left without power. 

The Met Office warned some 15 to 20 mm of rain could be poured down on the area.

They said: “A period of heavy rain may affect the area through Thursday, bringing further disruption.

“Uncertainty in the location of any heavier rainfall is high, though, with ongoing flooding across the area, even relatively small amounts of rain may cause significant impacts.

“15-25 mm of rainfall is possible by the end of Thursday.”

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