Environment Agency teams will clear blockages in rivers, continue to issue flood warnings and may operate flood gates and sea defences.”

Storm Angus, the first named storm of the season, which had reached the North Sea by about midday on Sunday, brought gusts of more than 80mph and caused power cuts for more than 1,000 homes in the south-west. The Met Office issued an amber warning for 2am to 11am in West Sussex, Kent, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and the Isle of Wight as Storm Angus approaches from the south-east. The storm's effects have also been felt in the Channel Islands, with a wind gust of 84mph recorded in Guernsey and gusts of up to 87mph in Jersey. It said impacts were likely to include flooding of properties and parts of communities, and “significant disruption” to travel with a number of roads and rail services likely to be affected

The EA added: “Across England and Wales localised impacts from river or surface water flooding are possible.
The Met Office issues warnings for parts of South East England as Storm Angus prepares to make landfall.