Flood warning and alerts issued across East ad Mid Suffolk amidst Storm Pia, encompassing Beccles, Lowestoft, Diss, Debenham and Woodbridge
Parts of East and Mid Suffolk could be set for flooding after a flood warning and six flood alerts were issued amidst Storm Pia.
Areas including Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Beccles, Lowestoft, Diss, Southwold and Debenham could all see run off from rivers.
Debenham, near Stowmarket, is one area that was particularly badly hit during Storm Ciaran.
A flood warning is where flooding is ‘expected’, whilst an alert signals where it is ‘possible.’
A warning has been issued for isolated low lying properties along the River Waveney, with the most at risk areas being the west of Beccles, Oulton Broad, Haddiscoe and St Olaves.
Beccles Road at St Olaves, Geldeston Lock Lane, Gillingham Dam and Fen Lane in Beccles are likely to be covered.
The Rivers Deben and Lark have an alert attached to them which could spread to Tuddenham St Martin, Wickham Market, Brandeston and Earl Soham.
An alert is also in place for the River Waveney from Diss and the River Dove to Ellingham, with Bungay, Eye, Bacton, Mednham, Homersfield and Ditchingham all amongst areas potentially vulnerable.
The tidal Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water is also the subject of an alert, encompassing the aforementioned Beccles and Lowestoft, as well as Oulton Broad, Somerleyton, Haddiscoe and Flixton.
The coast at Southwold has its own alert, with minor flooding to coastal roads and footpaths likely as tides are expected to be higher than usual.
This also encompasses the Reydon Marshes.
The coast in general from Lowestoft to Bawdsey has an alert in place, with the majority of the Lowestoft sea front, as well as areas including Dunwich, Aldeburgh, Sizewell, Orford and Capel St Andrew.
An alert has also been issued for the tidal Deben estuary, stretching from Felixstowe to Woodbridge, encompassing Shottisham, Falkenham, Waldringfield and Melton.
Unsettled weather is forecast to continue and thus the situation will be closely monitored by the Met Office, with the potential for alerts to change.
