Warnings of heavy rain have been issued by the Met Office as bad weather sweeps across the Midlands and the north of England.
Flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency as bad weather sweeps across the Midlands and the north of England.
The warnings begin in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and extend north to the Scottish border.
The warnings have been issued for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Police dealt with about 40 incidents in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley on Friday morning due to heavy rainfall.
Train services have been badly disrupted by heavy rainfall, with services in Yorkshire and the East Midlands particularly affected.
Meanwhile, heavy rain has continued in Northern Ireland following the widespread flooding there on Tuesday.
The Met Office has warned of heavy rain in much of England, with persistent downpours continuing on Friday morning.
According to the Met Office, persistent rain is expected to continue during Friday morning with some heavy downpours in places.
Its heavy rain warnings start in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and extend north to the Scottish border.
It said about 1.5cm to 2.5cm of rainfall was possible in some areas.
It said about 1.5cm to 2.5cm of rainfall was possible in some areas.
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings are also in place in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
A spokesman said: "The heaviest band of rain currently lies just north of the Humber, towards Liverpool Bay. This will be moving northwards through the day."
A Met Office spokesman said: "The heaviest band of rain currently lies just north of the Humber, towards Liverpool Bay. This will be moving northwards through the day."
Heavy rain has also continued to fall in Northern Ireland following widespread flooding there on Tuesday.
Train disruption
Train disruption
Flooding caused roads to be closed, rail services to be cancelled and homes to be evacuated in South Yorkshire on Friday morning.
The rainl caused widespread disruption to rail services in some parts of England on Friday morning.
The Fire Brigade in South Yorkshire said it was at full stretch dealing with flooding problems caused by heavy overnight rain.
Network Rail reported several disruptions in the Yorkshire region, with problems in areas including Bradford, Skipton and Barnsley.
There are reports that the river Don in Sheffield has burst its banks causing flooding to some properties.
Services in the Birmingham area were also severely disrupted.
Several railway lines in South Yorkshire are closed due to flooding and heavy rain is forecast to continue for several more hours.
In Birmingham, heavy rainfall has severely disrupted rail services.
The lines from the city to both Wolverhampton and Rugby have been closed and services from Shropshire have been stopping in Wolverhampton.
The lines from the city to both Wolverhampton and Rugby have been closed and services from Shropshire have been stopping in Wolverhampton.
Virgin West Coast trains have not been stopping at the Birmingham stations and have been using an alternative route via Nuneaton and Rugby.
Virgin West Coast trains have not been stopping at the Birmingham stations and have been using an alternative route via Nuneaton and Rugby.
Central Trains said all services between Birmingham and the East Midlands had been suspended due to severe flooding, and that services linking Birmingham with Walsall and south Staffordshire were also suspended.
Meanwhile, police dealt with several incidents in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding caused roads to be closed and homes to be evacuated in South Yorkshire.
The Fire Brigade there said it was at full stretch dealing with flooding problems caused by heavy overnight rain.
Homes evacuated
Homes evacuated
A spokesman said there had been problems since the start of services on Friday morning.
There are reports that the river Don in Sheffield has burst its banks causing flooding to some properties.
He said: "Lines were blocked in a number of areas around the West Midlands, which caused disruption. Some lines have re-opened."
A flood warning has been issued for the River Tame from Water Orton, in north Warwickshire, to Lea Marston.
A flood warning has been issued for the River Tame from Water Orton, in north Warwickshire, to Lea Marston.
Heavy rain has brought flooding to Northamptonshire, with Kettering badly affected.
Heavy rain has brought flooding to Northamptonshire, with Kettering badly affected.
And more than 20 people had to leave their homes after a village in Hertfordshire was hit by flash floods.
And more than 20 people had to leave their homes after a village in Hertfordshire was hit by flash floods.
Fire and emergency planning teams were called to Barley, near Royston, after severe flooding which affected about 10 properties.
Fire and emergency planning teams were called to Barley, near Royston, after severe flooding which affected about 10 properties.
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