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Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England: Cumbria valid from 0300 Tue 27 Oct to 2359 Tue 27 Oct
Full details on the Met Office website3am Tue 27 Oct to 11:59pm Tue 27 Oct
North East England
Yellow warning of wind affecting North East England: Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland valid from 0300 Tue 27 Oct to 2359 Tue 27 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.
Warm, safe places with power. They open when there is an emergency.
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