Southend, Basildon and Canvey residents have been bracing themselves for some wet weather over the course of the last few days.
Weather forecasters predicted we will be hit by heavy showers and strong winds.
When residents mention floods, many of us think back to the devastating weather which hit Canvey in 1953.
Fifty-nine people died and 13,000 were evacuated from their homes after floodwater took over the island.
Got the wellies out - a family refused to let the floodwater stop them going on a walk in December 1982
However, there have been plenty more floods since and we have delved into the archive to rediscover some photos of when the inclement weather caused problems in the 1970s and ‘80s.
Our snaps range from shopkeepers clearing floodwater to residents kayaking through the streets.
Flooding - a car slowly meanders through Station Road, Westcliff, in 1981
Water - the state of the flooding in Kingsman Farm Road, Hullbridge, in December 1982
Floods - staff cleaning water out of Rayleigh's International Stores after the heavens opened in July 1981
Read more:
- IN PICTURES: What Canvey looked like from the sky between 1970s and '90s
- Looking back at Southend's long lost trams and retro buses
No way through - a car is submerged in floodwater in December 1982
Pushing their way to their final destination - what motorists were made to contend with when Downham Road, Ramsden Heath, was flooded in 1972
Clean up - Doreen Mann cleaning her home in Park Avenue, Eastwood, in 1978
Looking at the aftermath - what Wickford looked like from the skies after being overcome with heavy rain
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