Weather warnings are in place across the East of England due to Storm Ciarán
The most severe weather was expected in Essex, but an amber warning for very strong winds has now been downgraded
A yellow warning for strong winds or heavy rain is in place in Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
More than 70 schools have been closed in Suffolk, and a handful in Norfolk
Hundreds of homes were without power in Norfolk, and some in Suffolk
National Highways says the A14 in Suffolk is closed westbound between junction 47 for Woolpit and junction 45 at Blackthorpe due to flooding following heavy rainfall.
Police are in attendance and diversion routes are in operation.
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There have been a number of power cuts across Norfolk, where 1,000 homes are now without electricity.
In Surlingham, Poringland and Thurton, 781 homes have no power.
In Little Walsingham, 47 homes are affected and power is predicted to come back on between 10:30 and 11:30 GMT.
From Horsey to Hemsby and inland to Martham, 115 homes have an outage, and that is estimated to return between 10:00 and 11:00.
Tim Sparrow
BBC Radio Norfolk
There have been reports of some flooding on Low Road in Drayton, which is currently passable with care.
We have also received reports of similar levels of flooding in Snetterton and Dereham.
Areas of East Harling, Larling, Garvestone and Yaxham have also been affected.
Tim Addicott
BBC Radio Norfolk
The authority has urged boaters to stay moored up while the storm is in progress
Rob Rogers, director of operations at Broads Authority, says rangers have been doing extra patrols.
The authority has urged boaters to stay moored up while the storm is in progress.
Due to the Orwell Bridge remaining closed, there is congestion on roads around Ipswich.
The A137, Wherstead Road, in both directions, is just about passable, due to flooding at the railway bridge.
There is queuing traffic on Sproughton Road from Morrisons to Farthing Road, due to flooding.
On the B1102, Mill Street, in Mildenhall, traffic is slow due to a fallen tree between Station Road and Ship Gardens.
Grove Road in Walsham le Willows is impassable due to flooding from Palmer Street to The Causeway.
Tim Sparrow
BBC Radio Norfolk
We're getting reports of flooding on the A140, four miles south of Diss. Apparently it's passable with care at the moment.
Steve Martin
BBC Radio Suffolk
As it stands, 28 schools have been closed across Suffolk.
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Charsfield Primary School said: "The village has experienced severe flooding recently and the school was cut off for over 24 hours.
"With more heavy rain forecast there is further risk of flooding, the prospect of school dinners not reaching the site, and a high probability of children and staff being stranded.
"Work is being emailed home to parents."
Three schools in Norfolk have now been closed.
They are:
Stuart Woodward
BBC Essex
I'm on the Western Esplanade and the main thing here in Southend-on-Sea is the wind.
There is rain, but it is very fine rain being blown on shore.
It is not too bad at the moment but we are expecting the conditions to get slightly worse as the morning progresses.
Tim Sparrow
BBC Radio Norfolk
The power cut in the Horsey, Hemsby and Martham areas of Norfolk has become worse.
Latest figures show 441 homes are affected.
UK Power Networks says engineers are now on site to carry out investigations into the fault.
Dan Holley, BBC Look East weatherman and self-described storm chaser, says: "It has been a pretty wild night across the Channel.
"The centre of the storm right now is over the Isle of Wight."
He says the current direction of the storm suggests the strongest winds might well end up off-shore.
"I still think we will have gusts of about 60mph, but the 70mph winds we were warned about might well be off-shore.
"But we've got quite a bit of weather to come."
Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk
About 76 customers in Nacton, close to Ipswich, are without power. We're also hearing of new power outages in Kelsale and Somersham.
The number of schools closed in Suffolk has risen to 24, , externaland six flood alerts remain in place.
We have also received reports of flooding on rural roads.
Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk
The RNLI has moved two lifeboats further up the River Yare
The RNLI's Gorleston and Great Yarmouth lifeboats have been moved further up the River Yare because of swell caused by the storm.
The Trent class Samarbeta is moored at the Pilot Station on Riverside Road.
The new Shannon class lifeboat George and Frances Phelon, which has not yet entered service owing to ongoing crew training, is moored on the Yarmouth side at Equinor.
HM Coastguard Lowestoft has warned people to "stay home" as winds of up to 60mph are expected in Suffolk.
It said on its Facebook page: "Be safe out there today.
"Our team have already been out during the night and with winds gusting at 34mph it was treacherous.
"If you don’t have to go out, please stay home."
A large fallen tree has been cleared after it blocked a road in the Clavering area of Essex.
Essex Police said Clatterbury Lane, Clavering, was closed between The Cricketers and The Fox and Hound, and other trees had fallen elsewhere.
Image source, Essex PoliceThe Dartford Crossing bridge, that links Essex to Kent, remains open.
The Environment Agency currently has 12 flood alerts in place across the eastern region, external.
A flood alert means flooding is possible and people should be prepared.
They are are currently in place for:
Tim Addicott
BBC Radio Norfolk
About 400 homes are currently without power in Norfolk.
It is understood about 71 homes in Little Walshingham and about 329 on the east coast between Hemsby and Horsey are affected.
The cause of the loss of power is not yet known. UK Power Networks said it was working to fix the problems.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service says it has not yet received any calls about storm-related incidents.
In Norfolk, one school has been closed so far.
It is Seething and Mundham Primary School.
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The head teacher of Debenham High, Simon Martin, said the decision to close the school was taken in the interest of safety.
"We have a number of staff who have to travel reasonably long distances to get to school, from the other side of Ipswich.
"With the Orwell Bridge closed, and the flooding that's possible around Ipswich itself, we just felt it wouldn't be a very fruitful day, if students did manage to get to school.
"We will be doing lessons online, staff will be online to help them.
"The risk of coming in, for what would end up being quite a disjointed day, against the benefit as a one-off day, just wasn't worth the risk."