A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for the Maldon district area for the weekend – with a high tide likely to cause some flooding at Promenade Park and Hythe Quay on Friday (2 October) as well as Saturday – and possibly Sunday, too.

The Met Office weather warning is for heavy rain and some flooding over the three days – and for Maldon this coincides with the high tide at around lunchtime, between midday and around 2pm each day.

Maldon District Council has posted full details of the warning on the website here.

The East of England Met Office warning comes as Storm Alex clips Britain.

Steve Ramsdale, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "It'll be quite a miserable end to the working week as Storm Alex brings heavy rain.

"Away from the south it'll be a more pleasant day, with light winds and bright spells for much of northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, as the strong winds and rain associated with Storm Alex clear away from Britain later on Friday, another low-pressure system moves towards the UK from the east bringing further very heavy rain and strong winds to many over the weekend."

Jonathan Day, Flood Duty Manager at the Environment Agency, said: "Heavy rain will bring the potential for surface water flooding and perhaps some river flooding across the south of England on Friday. More widespread and persistent heavy rain across much of England will bring the potential for further river and surface water flooding over the weekend.

"Environment Agency teams have been working hard to clear grills and weed screens in areas which may be affected, and are ready to support local authorities leading on responses to surface water flooding incidents, should they occur.

"We urge people to stay away from swollen rivers and not to drive though flood water – it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car."