Weather warning for Suffolk

How to follow live updates and report issues such as flooding and fallen trees.

The UK Met Office has issued a Yellow warning of thunderstorms for the East of England from 4am to 11am on Saturday 19 July.

The Orwell Bridge

Closures of the Orwell Bridge are authorised by National Highways. You can find out the latest information relating to the Orwell Bridge by visiting the Travel Alerts page on the National Highways website.

The following X (formally Twitter) feeds also provide any late changes to closures and also any national or Southeast information:

@HighwaysSEAST

@NationalHways

Other roads in Suffolk

Always ensure that you drive according to the road conditions.

Find out more about driving safely in heavy rain from National Highways.

You can find out more information about road closures in Suffolk by visiting the One Network website.

You can also get the latest information by following Suffolk Highways on X (formally Twitter):

@Suff_Highways

Report a fallen tree online

Report a fallen or overhanging tree or hedge in Suffolk quickly and easily online, via the Highways Reporting Tool.

Do not report a fallen or overhanging tree online if:

  • it poses an immediate danger to public safety - call 0345 606 6171
  • it’s on a trunk road in Suffolk - call the Highways England Information Line on 0300 123 5000
  • it's on a private road

Report a flood

You can report a flood on a highway or a blocked drain quickly online.

Power cuts

For help with power cuts - call 105 or visit the UK Power Networks page for power cuts.

Suffolk Prepared

Find out more information on how you can plan ahead to deal with emergency situations from the Suffolk Resilience Forum.

Read: Six things you can do to prepare for an emergency