Flood alerts issued for Suffolk amid high water levels

Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Suffolk as water levels are expected to be higher than usual. The Environment Agency has said tides are likely to be above normal levels between 11.30pm on Monday and 1.

30am on Tuesday. A spokesman for the government agency said: "Tides are expected to be higher than usual, due to the forecast weather conditions during spring tides." READ MORE: Suffolk weather news Water levels are expected to be high around Felixstowe Ferry hamlet at the end of Ferry Road, and along riverside areas in Woodbridge and Waldringfield, as well as in surrounding marshland.



The flood gates at Felixstowe seafront will be closed. Drivers are being wared of flooding along The Strand in Whersted under the Orwell Bridge as a result of the high tides. People are being urged to take care on coastal roads and footpaths as they are likely to flood.

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