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Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England: Blackpool, Cumbria, Lancashire valid from 1700 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct
Full details on the Met Office website5pm 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 1700 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct
Full details on the Met Office websiteBefore 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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