THE Met Office has issued a warning for Herefordshire over heavy rain expected this afternoon.

The county, along with the entire West Midlands region, has been put on yellow alert.

While rainfall of between 10-40mm per hour is expected from 1pm, thunderstorms are also a possiblity.

'Yellow alert' is the lowest level warning for severe weather, with conditions likely to affect road surfaces and affect travel times but pose little significant risk of flooding.

You can keep up to date with the latest Met Office forecasts here.