{"id":53534,"date":"2025-10-22T13:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/storm-benjamin-west-midlands-rain-warning\/22\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:02:13","slug":"storm-benjamin-west-midlands-rain-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/storm-benjamin-west-midlands-rain-warning\/22\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Benjamin West Midlands rain warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Much of the West Midlands is under a yellow weather warning for rain on Thursday as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/c1d043xek30o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Storm Benjamin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Storm Benjamin<\/a> arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The latest storm has been named by M\u00e9t\u00e9o France and will bring wet and windy weather to the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands conurbation are covered by the rainfall alert, which could lead to localised flooding and difficult driving conditions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Met Office;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Met Office<\/a> has warned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The yellow warning, which has a medium likelihood and a low impact, is in place from 00:00 BST until 21:00 BST on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However the Met Office has advised that warning levels can change quickly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The most severe impacts of Storm Benjamin are predicted to be felt across France, Belgium and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Follow BBC Birmingham on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjf1dh?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>BBC Sounds<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BirminghamBBC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcmtd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcbirmingham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Related internet links<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/storm-benjamin-west-midlands-rain-164453854.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much of the West Midlands is under a yellow weather warning for rain on Thursday as Storm Benjamin arrives. 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