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County sees second wettest day on record

Esther Whittaker Water flowing under the railings of a raised footway onto the main carriageway, photographed from a car window. Another car appears to be proceeding cautiously through flood water in front, along the middle of the road.Esther Whittaker
Water cascaded on to Bage Way in Shrewsbury during Sunday's downpour

The second wettest day on record was monitored on Sunday at Shawbury Monitoring station.

The Met Office recorded that Shawbury had the highest rainfall in the country at 69.2 mm.

There was flash flooding all around Shropshire with some roads made impassable.

BBC Weather said it was "the wettest day in 50 years and the second wettest on record" for the area.

Crown copyright/Met Office A rainfall map of the UK coloured in different shades of blue to show the amount of rainfall which fell during Sunday's rain. The darkest areas, showing precipitation of 50mm, include parts of Shropshire and north-west England.Crown copyright/Met Office
A map from the Met Office showed heavy rain over Shropshire and the north-west of England

Former Environment Agency area manager Dave Throup said on X that September’s total average rainfall had fallen in a few hours on Sunday in parts of Shropshire.

The county's fire and rescue service was called to Belmont Mansions in Shrewsbury on Sunday afternoon after reports the roof was leaking, which affected the building's electrics.

Flooded road
Sunday saw the most rainfall in 50 years in Shropshire

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