Several stretches of road were blocked around the county adding tothechaos and some schools decided to close early but pupils experienced difficulties getting home because of the gridlocked roads.
Traffic was at a standstill in Malvern, Worcestershire, because of jack-knifed lorries, and there was also chaos on the Ombersley to Kidderminster road.
The new money being spent on theroad by the Welsh government will prioritise drainage works, in a bid to avoid a repeat of thechaos caused by November's deluges.