Tidal surge passes Skegnesspublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
BBC News correspondent Danny Savage says the east coast tidal surge passed Skegness, Lincs, without incident.
Summary
Updates on Friday, 13 January 2017
England's east coast escapes significant flood damage
Thousands of homes evacuated in Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Essex
Seventeen severe flood warnings remain in place
Icy conditions expected across the UK
Tidal surge passes Skegnesspublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Flooding 'worst they've ever seen'published at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter postIn pictures: Night falls at Jaywick as evacuation continuespublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
About 140 people have checked in with the rest centre in Jaywick as the community braces itself for floods.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Volunteers have been furiously blowing up inflatable beds
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The inflatable beds were being snapped by people staying at the rest centre
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Some people brought their pets with them
Boston river level droppingpublished at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter postArmy helping in Skegness and Great Yarmouthpublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
The Ministry of Defence says Burma Company, 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, are supporting the authorities in Skegness until at least 4:00 GMT tomorrow.
In Great Yarmouth, A Squadron, King's Royal Hussars, is supporting the authorities until early tomorrow. High tide is expected there at 23:41.
High waters pictured at Trusthorpepublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter post'Water receding' in Withernseapublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter post'Take this surge seriously'published at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Quote MessageClearly these 17 severe flood warnings are a real indication that people need to take this surge seriously. I want to encourage people to respond to the calls for people, where they are at risk, to stay with friends or family or at rest centres. Our priority is making sure people are safe tonight and that lives are saved.
Therese Coffey, Floods minister
Evacuations in Norfolkpublished at 19:31 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
About 80 people are being evacuated from the village of Walcott, Norfolk Police say.
In Salthouse, about 15 properties were being evacuated, the force added.
Rescue in Hornseapublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter post'Evacuate immediately'published at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Quote MessageWe have seen numbers of people using the rest centres in Jaywick increase steadily during the late afternoon. I know from talking to many people that friends and family are also housing many more people. I still need anyone who has not yet evacuated their property to do so immediately. The flood warning for high tide after midnight remains at severe and there is a threat to life as a result. Officers will remain on patrol in Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea through the night to keep both locations safe and encourage residents to evacuate."
Ch Insp Russ Cole, Essex Police
Continue evacuating, say Essex Policepublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Residents of Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea in Essex should continue evacuating their homes, Essex Police says.
A severe flood warning - meaning threat to life - remains in place ahead of a high tide expected at 00:15 GMT.
About 140 have registered at the rest centre in Jaywick and police say there is a "steady flow" of people going in.
High water levels in Hullpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter post'Challenging conditions'published at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter post85 Jaywick evacuees registered at rest centre so farpublished at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Image source, EPAEvacuees escaping a predicted high tide and severe weather, which could cause mass flooding in a small Essex village, have been arriving at a rest centre.
The centre in Tendring, Clacton, can cater for more than 1,000 people who are leaving Jaywick.
Nigel Brown, from Tendring Council, said that the rest centre had registered at least 85 people.
"The main issue at that time was going to be the lunchtime high tide... that turned out not to be an issue," he said.
"We now have an issue with the tide around 11pm tonight and that looks to be serious."
'Sea surges' in Scarboroughpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter postHigh tide 'has passed' in Newcastlepublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter postTidal surge in Scarborough and Whitbypublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
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End of twitter postSafety is the most important priority, says flood ministerpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Floods minister Therese Coffey told BBC Essex that she was impressed with the flood preparations in Essex.
She said: The most important priority in the next 24 hours is making sure that people are safe.
"There has been investment [in flood defences] along this stretch of the Essex coast... and there will be in the future."