Police have urged drivers to slow down on the M1 due to standing water.
Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted "M1. Chucking it down. Standing water. Spray. Lots of traffic. Slow down." on Tuesday at 11.30am.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for rain for Tuesday.
Rain is expected to batter the region from 8am to 11pm and a number of roads are at risk of flooding.
M1. Chucking it down. Standing water. Spray. Lots of traffic. Slow down. #DriveToArrive pic.twitter.com/FSJ8zLfIbZ
— Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit (@DerbyshireRPU) September 24, 2019
Nottinghamshire Police has also issued a warning to homes and businesses that may be prone to flooding.
Traffic monitoring websites are also reporting a crash at junction 29 of the M1 involving "multiple vans".
