Flood Warnings for East England

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The flood alerts are a response to weather and tide patterns being tracked this week by the Environment Agency and the Met Office Wind speeds exceeding 50mph (80km/h) are predicted, with the storm surge expected to peak at about 0430 GMT around Immingham, near Grimsby, and then at 0700 GMT on the East Anglian coast.
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In a brief Commons statement on Thursday afternoon, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said: "A tidal surge of up to 3m [10ft] is making its way down the North Sea which could coincide with peak high tides.
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Senior Whitehall officials convened a meeting of Cobra,the government's emergency committee, at 1600 GMT, which was then followed by the prime minister chairing a second meeting just before 1900 GMT.
Why do these things always happen when I'm over here?