Environment Agency (EA) has issued 17 flood warnings and five flood alerts for the city, with bus services being diverted, train services being cancelled and major roads being closed.
The EA said that its incident response crew is keeping a careful eye on the forecast on a 24-hour basis.
Here are some of the pictures captured around Sheffield after the rain started to fall on Sunday morning.
8. Coronation Park, Oughtibridge
Days of persistent rain, coupled with recent storms, have seen river levels rise on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Joe Sutcliffe
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