Early morning snowfall has been recorded in parts of the UK, with the Met Office declaring it a white Christmas. Reports of snow had come in from Leconfield in Humberside and Wattisham in Suffolk as of 5am on Christmas Day. The Met Office had said Christmas Day was likely to be clear and dry for most, but that showers in eastern areas of England had the potential to bring sleet or snow in the morning. It comes amid widespread flooding around the country, with people rescued from vehicles and others evacuated from their homes following a period of heavy rain. The arrival of Storm Bella on Boxing Day will bring further downpours and winds of up to 70mph in exposed coastal locations. A yellow warning for wind for the whole of England and Wales as well as the far south of Scotland has been issued and will be in force from 3pm on Boxing Day. On Thursday evening, Northamptonshire police said the emergency services were preparing to evacuate more than 1,000 people from the Billing Aquadrome holiday park in the county. The force said the heavy rain had caused flooding with water up to 1.5 metres deep in places. Emergency accommodation was being sourced for the residents of about 500 caravans, some of whom showed signs of hypothermia. Light flurries of snow were seen on Christmas Eve, including on the north-east coast.