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Suffolk village dubbed 'Wettisham' after rain record broken

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Wattisham has been dubbed "Wettisham" by a forecaster

A Suffolk village has been nicknamed "Wettisham" after seeing more than 400% of its average rainfall for an October.

Wattisham is an official Met Office weather station and it had 253mm for the month, when the average is 63mm.

Weatherquest meteorologist and BBC forecaster Dan Holley called the village "Wettisham" when posting on X about heavy rainfall in the East of England on Saturday night.

He said: "Its previous record for any month was 156mm in November 1970."

With Storm Ciaran forecast to hit the UK on Thursday, a yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for Suffolk.

Shannon Eustace/BBC Flooded road in Flowton, IpswichShannon Eustace/BBC
The Channel in Flowton near Ipswich lived up to its name during Storm Babet

Many parts of the county are still recovering from flooding caused by Storm Babet earlier this month, which led to a major incident being declared in Suffolk.

Mr Holley said the exact course of the storm was not yet known, but the likelihood was that the East of England could expect about 15-25mm (up to an inch) of rain, and coastal areas could see gusts of more than 60mph (95km/h).

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