Thousands of people were evacuated from towns along Britain's east coast after the Met Office issued severe weather warnings for combinations of high winds, snow and ice.
Rescue services in Norfolk said they were called to incidents to "assist with flooding", and rescuing people stuck in flood water.
Yet for many, the expected flooding and chaos did not come, leaving residents breathing a sigh of relief.
Severe flood warnings - meaning a danger to life - have now been issued in 17 places.
A number of areas in Suffolk are the latest to have been served with the most serious warning by the Environmental Agency, including parts of Blythburgh, Kirkley, and near to Lake Lothing and Mutford Lock.
Residents across both coastal Suffolk and Essex have already begun evacuating their homes as they prepare for potential flooding.
Residents who fled their homes amid fears of flooding breathed a sigh of relief as the expected storm surge failed to materialise.
The Environment Agency says the weather has not been as bad as feared, but around 30 flood warnings remain in place
The Environmental Agency has issued 16 severe flood warnings, meaning a danger to life, as Britain's east coast braces for stormy weather.