Storm Ciaran

A new storm is set to bring a period of wet and windy weather to Suffolk overnight Wednesday 1st November and throughout Thursday 2nd November 2023.

Weather warnings

Get the latest weather warnings from the Met Office website.

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 Twitter feeds also provide any late changes to closures and also any national or Southeast information:

@HighwaysSEAST

@NationalHways

Other roads in Suffolk

Visit Roads affected by Storm Ciaran to view a list of know affected locations. 

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

You can also get the latest information by following Suffolk Highways on 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

School Closures

Decisions about whether schools close are made by the schools themselves. Please check with your school directly, they should be able to give you more information.

You can also if your school is closed using the school closures page.

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