Several new severe flood warnings have been declared this evening. They are:

Manningtree Town (233 premises); Hamford Water/Walton back water, South Dovercourt (190 premises);

Blackwater North (Heybridge Basin and Maldon) (2,106 premises); Maldon to Maylandsea (168 premises); Tidal River Crouch from Creeksea to Battlesbridge (1,458 properties); Paglesham, Rochford, Potton Island and the Wakerings (1,111 properties) and Tidal Stour Estuary (14 properties).

 

Affected streets - flooding

Essex Police and its partners are advising that the main times where people could be affected by the floods is an hour either side of 1.15am tomorrow (Friday December 6).

The main areas that are going to be evacuated are in Jaywick area and they are listed below, however residents in all coastal areas could find themselves at risk of flooding and are advised to follow the flooding advice that is detailed on the Essex Police website www.essex.police.uk

Essex Police and its partners have set up a dedicated hotline that people can call for information. The number is 0800 0961233.

Any people that are being evacuated are advised to make contact with their friends and relatives to let them know they are being moved to a safe area..

The rest centres will have medical professionals available on site.

Journalists are advised that the NHS is available for interviews. Contact NHS North Essex Communications is available on 01245 459457.

Essex Police and their partners are advising residents that the following streets in the Jaywick area are part of the Evacuation Zone.

Jaywick Evacuation Zone

Streets

• Alvis Avenue
• April's View
• Austin Avenue
• Badminton Road
• Beach Crescent
• Beach Way
• Belsize Avenue
• Bentley Avenue
• Broadway
• Broadway
• Brooklands
• Brooklands Gardens
• Buick Avenue
• Cornflower Road
• Crossley Avenue
• Crossways (between j/w The Approach and Golf Green)
• Daimler Avenue
• Essex Avenue
• Fern Way
• Fiat Avenue
• Fir Way
• Flowers Way
• Garden Road
• Glebe Way
• Golf Green Road
• Gorse Way
• Hillman Avenue
• Humber Avenue
• Jasmine Way
• Lake Way
• Lanchester Avenue
• Lavender Walk
• Lincoln Avenue
• Lotus Way
• Meadow Way
• Midway
• Morris Avenue
• Napier Avenue
• Riley Avenue
• Rosemary Way
• Rover Avenue
• Sea Crescent
• Sea Glebe Way
• Sea Holly Way
• Sea Pink Way
• Sea Shell Way
• Sea Thistle Way
• Sea Way
• Singer Avenue
• St. Christopher's Way
• Standard Avenue
• Sunbeam Avenue
• Swift Avenue
• Talbot Avenue
• Tamarisk Way
• The Close
• Triumph Avenue
• Vauxhaull Avenue
• Willow Way
• Wolseley Avenue
• Yew Way

A map of the affected areas.

View Flood warnings - December 6, 2013 in a larger map