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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding expected. Take action now.
Tide locking, where high tides restrict normal drainage of the river out to sea, is expected to cause flooding overnight.
Flooding is expected from 1:30am to 3:00am BST (12:30am to 2:00am GMT) tonight and 10:30am to 2:45pm on 26 October.
Areas most at risk are in St Olaves, Somerleyton, Burgh St Peter, Oulton Broad and Beccles. Roads likely to be affected include Beccles Road at St Olaves, Geldeston Lock Lane, Gillingham Dam and Fen Lane in Beccles. River levels will remain high over the next couple of days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 26 October 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:35pm, Saturday 25th October 2025.
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Fri 2 Jan 2026, 9:32am
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Thu 1 Jan 2026, 2:10pm
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Thu 11 Dec 2025, 9:03am
Flood warning
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 4:00pm
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Mon 17 Nov 2025, 12:19pm
Flood warning
Sun 16 Nov 2025, 2:10pm
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Sun 26 Oct 2025, 4:30pm
Flood warning
Sun 26 Oct 2025, 8:31am
Flood warning
Sat 25 Oct 2025, 5:35pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 5 Oct 2025, 3:33pm
Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Norfolk, Suffolk
Watercourses covered: River Waveney
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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