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.
Thousands of residents in Great Yarmouth are the latest to be evacuated over fears of "significant life-threatening floods.
Police, firefighters and the army will visit more than 5,000 properties in the coastal Norfolk town ahead of a storm surge at high tide, set to peak at 9.30pm.
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 17 severe warnings - which warn of danger to life - with those in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex most under threat.
Superintendent Dave Buckley, who is co-ordinating the multi-agency response, said: "We understand people will be anxious but this action is necessary on the back of the latest information from the Environment Agency, which suggests the threat is significant.
"Military resources - around 200 troops - are on route will start arriving shortly to assist with the evacuation process and we also have additional police resources in place to manage this response."
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.