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| Tidal surge hits east UK coastal towns after storm | Tidal surge hits east UK coastal towns after storm |
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| A tidal surge has hit coastal towns on the east of Britain after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. | A tidal surge has hit coastal towns on the east of Britain after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. |
| The North Sea surge, predicted to be the worst for 60 years, reached north Norfolk in the evening and made its way south through the night. | The North Sea surge, predicted to be the worst for 60 years, reached north Norfolk in the evening and made its way south through the night. |
| Flood waters have been reported to be receding but there will be further high tides later on Friday. | Flood waters have been reported to be receding but there will be further high tides later on Friday. |
| Scotland is facing snow alerts after a fierce storm earlier battered the UK, claiming two lives. | Scotland is facing snow alerts after a fierce storm earlier battered the UK, claiming two lives. |
| The Environment Agency, which covers England and Wales, has dozens of severe flood warnings in place. | |
| Many of the severe warnings - which mean "danger to life" - relate to areas in the east of England, where there are also about 200 lower-level warnings and alerts. | |
| An agency spokesman had said that in the "worst-case scenario" 6,000 properties could be flooded. | An agency spokesman had said that in the "worst-case scenario" 6,000 properties could be flooded. |
| Homes on the coast were evacuated after officials warned that people's lives could be at risk. | Homes on the coast were evacuated after officials warned that people's lives could be at risk. |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than a dozen flood warnings. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than a dozen flood warnings. |
| Transport connections are expected to return to normal in much of Scotland in the wake of the storm. | Transport connections are expected to return to normal in much of Scotland in the wake of the storm. |
| But a yellow weather warning for snow is in place for Grampian, Highland and northern parts of Tayside, until 12:00 GMT. | But a yellow weather warning for snow is in place for Grampian, Highland and northern parts of Tayside, until 12:00 GMT. |
| Traffic Scotland warned that "fairly frequent" snow showers would be accompanied by strong to gale force winds. | Traffic Scotland warned that "fairly frequent" snow showers would be accompanied by strong to gale force winds. |
| It said this could cause drifting snow and temporary blizzard conditions. | It said this could cause drifting snow and temporary blizzard conditions. |
| Trains across Scotland were stopped on Thursday, but ScotRail said it expected to run services as scheduled from the start of Friday. | |
| High tides in parts of north Wales battered by storms hours earlier passed without further major flooding. | High tides in parts of north Wales battered by storms hours earlier passed without further major flooding. |
| Lifeboat crews from south Wales were drafted in to help colleagues in the north amid fears coastal areas could be hit for a second time in 24 hours. | Lifeboat crews from south Wales were drafted in to help colleagues in the north amid fears coastal areas could be hit for a second time in 24 hours. |
| But emergency services have reported a mostly quiet Friday morning so far. | But emergency services have reported a mostly quiet Friday morning so far. |
| Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said about 1,200 customers were without power on Thursday evening after strong winds caused disruption to supplies. | Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said about 1,200 customers were without power on Thursday evening after strong winds caused disruption to supplies. |
| The Met Office has yellow weather warnings for Friday for ice in parts of Northern Ireland and in north-west England, snow in northern Scotland and wind on the east coast of England. Yellow warnings mean "be aware". | The Met Office has yellow weather warnings for Friday for ice in parts of Northern Ireland and in north-west England, snow in northern Scotland and wind on the east coast of England. Yellow warnings mean "be aware". |
| BBC weather presenter Matt Taylor explained that "storm surges" begin when a rising area of low pressure takes pressure off the surface of the sea, allowing it to "bulge" upwards. | BBC weather presenter Matt Taylor explained that "storm surges" begin when a rising area of low pressure takes pressure off the surface of the sea, allowing it to "bulge" upwards. |
| "Then, as that pulls away, you get the very strong winds on the back edge of the low pressure and then that shoves that bulge of high sea levels down through the North Sea," he said. | "Then, as that pulls away, you get the very strong winds on the back edge of the low pressure and then that shoves that bulge of high sea levels down through the North Sea," he said. |
| Conditions across the UK are expected to have improved by the weekend. | Conditions across the UK are expected to have improved by the weekend. |
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