Amber warning of wind affecting North West England
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Amber warning of wind affecting North West England: Cumbria valid from 2000 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct
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From the Met Office · checked 24 Oct 2026, 8:07amAmber warning of wind affecting North East England
8pm Sat 24 Oct to 9pm Sun 25 Oct
North East England
Amber warning of wind affecting North East England: Northumberland valid from 2000 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct
Full details on the Met Office websiteYellow warning of wind affecting North West England
11am Sat 24 Oct to 9pm Sun 25 Oct
North West England
Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington valid from 1100 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct
Full details on the Met Office websiteYellow warning of wind affecting North East England
11am Sat 24 Oct to 9pm Sun 25 Oct
North East England
Yellow warning of wind affecting North East England: Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland valid from 1100 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct
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Before a storm, open this website on your phone. Do it while you still have signal and power. Your phone then keeps a copy of the key pages – emergency contacts, hubs, what to do with no signal and Prepare – so they still open when the signal goes.
Tip: add the site to your home screen, and keep a paper copy of the numbers as well.
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