Image source, Edd Smith/BBC

Residents of Ferguson Way in Attleborough, Norfolk, are preparing for floods with sand that's been provided by local company Rory J Holbrook Ltd.

The culvert is flowing fast and is getting higher - it's now 6ft from being level with the road.

Beverley Talmadge has been speaking to BBC Norfolk reporter Edd Smith and says she and her neighbours are "very concerned", as some residents were "completely flooded out" last week.

She says some have still not been able to return to their homes and they are "praying history doesn't repeat itself".

Image source, Zoe Dennis

While most people have taken cover to avoid the storm weather, others have gone out to see it first hand.

On Lowestoft's seafront, a number of people went out to see the waves crashing in.

Image source, Zoe Dennis

Stuart Woodward
BBC Essex

The iconic duck pond at Finchingfield in north Essex has become a lot larger today.

Mind you, the ducks seem happy enough.

Image source, Stuart Woodward/BBC

Image source, Stuart Woodward/BBC

Diss High School plans to close at 13:15 today.

The school, which has been open this morning, is closing because of adverse weather conditions and local roads proving impassable in cars.

We've just been sent these images from cameraman Jamie Niblock, who is out and about today in the Felixstowe area.

The Orwell Bridge has reopened.

It shut at midnight due to concern about high winds.

Robby West
BBC News, Norfolk

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The Swan Inn at Horning in Norfolk is usually a popular spot for boaters to visit, because of its mooring.

But the high water levels have meant staff here have had to stack the garden furniture away and put up warning tape on the mooring.

"While we do encourage people to moor up and come and eat and drink with us, it is not safe to do so at the minute," says assistant manager Jordan Hawksworth.

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

At least 500 homes in Suffolk are currently without power, according to the Suffolk Resilience Forum.

Power cuts have been reported in Mendham, Ipswich, Leiston, Dennington, Somersham and Nacton.

Meanwhile, GP surgeries in Bacton and Mendlesham will only be dealing with emergencies because of the poor weather.

Water at Winfarthing, near Diss, has run off onto the road, where it heads to New Buckenham.

Image source, Edd Smith/BBC

Image source, Edd Smith/BBC

Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk

In a show of just how ferocious the winds have been, Peacocks in Great Yarmouth has lost its sign to the storm.

Staff told me part of it came down in the high winds, while another panel was later removed by Norfolk Fire Service.

Image source, Andrew Turner/BBC

Brightside Primary School in Billericay has closed because its toilets have become unusable, with water overflowing into classes.

The BBC understands Belchamp St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Sudbury, and Ridgewell Church of England Primary School, in Halstead, decided to close at 11:30 because of the weather.

Louise Holmes
BBC Norfolk

Trains have been suspended between Marks Tey in Essex and Sudbury, Suffolk, following a landslip at Bures.

Train operator Greater Anglia posted on social media: "Due to severe weather between Marks Tey and Sudbury some lines are blocked.

"Disruption is expected until further notice."

Image source, Leah Baldoch

It’s Leah Baldoch’s wedding day and she's just her make-up done at the venue in Bedford.

Leah and fiance Tom, from Wigan, decided to head south for the big day, saying it “always rains” in their hometown.

Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, Leah, 30, said: “The ceremony is at 14:30 and we’ve been checking the weather forecast non-stop.

“It looks like there’s a 90% chance of rain.”

Although Bedford is just outside of the area covered by the yellow weather warning, rain and high winds are threatening to disrupt her wedding plans.

“All my photos were going to be outside,” says Leah. “And part of the wedding’s in a marquee.”

Guests are also travelling down from Wigan and Newcastle and Leah is hopeful they’ll still be able to make it.

“As long as we’re inside we’ll be alright,” she says. “We’ll just have to make sure the marquee is battened down.”

Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk

The manager of a foodbank and cafe in Great Yarmouth says they are operating a delivery service to vulnerable people during Storm Ciaran.

The Pathway Cafe on Admiralty Road says it is open as usual for hot food and takeaway lunches.

Manager Jennifer King says some people would be too frightened to risk going out in the storm and could call to arrange a delivery.

"It can go two ways," she says. "Sometimes people don’t come out in the bad weather and stay where they are or equally we get an influx and it will be busier, so we just don’t know.

“We just have to expect a lot and hope the people who need to be here can get here.

“Today is one of our foodbank days and we do actually offer deliveries for people who aren’t able to get out, so if anyone is due a food parcel today, or needs a food parcel, if they get in contact with us we are able to deliver them.”

The A1120 at Dennington near Wash Farm is virtually impassable again and Durrant's Bridge, at the B116, is also flooded.

The village and surrounding area was badly flooded over the weekend of 22 and 23 October, when a major incident was declared for Suffolk.

Image source, Steve Martin/BBC

Good news now, the Orwell Bridge has now reopened in both directions.

National Highways has thanked drivers for their patience and hoped their onward journeys are safe.

There's flooding in Sproughton, near Ipswich, with John Fairhall capturing this man taking his shoes off to make his way through the water.

Image source, John Fairhall/BBC

As reported earlier, the closure of the Orwell Bridge has resulted in increased traffic around Ipswich.

The good news is it's due to reopen at 12:30 GMT.

John Fairhall sent us this picture of how it's looking at the moment.

Image source, John Fairhall/BBC

Image source, Peter Thomas

A homeowner in Steeple Bumpstead, near Haverhill in Suffolk, has told how he's put out bags of compost and leaf mould in an attempt to hold back flood waters.

Peter Thomas says flooding is caused in his road by a blocked surface water drain.

When the rain comes, he says "the road then overflows and drains through our property".

The team at the BCH Road Policing Unit have warned that a yacht is due to be escorted from Northamptonshire to Suffolk, via Cambridgeshire.

"With the weather the way it is at the moment, a boat purchase seems a sensible idea", it said.

Image source, BCH Road Policing Unit