Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney Flood warning 2:10pm, Thursday 1st January

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

Tide locking, where high tides restrict normal drainage of the river out to sea, is expected to cause flooding throughout the evening.
Flooding is expected from 7:00pm, 1 January to 10:30am, 2 January
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 .
Stay away from floodwater - it contains hidden dangers such as open manhole covers, sewage and chemicals .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 02 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 2:10pm, Thursday 1st January.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney

Region: East Anglia

Country: England

Counties covered: Norfolk, Suffolk

Watercourses covered: River Waveney

Area covered by this alert location

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).