Very strong and disruptive winds are set to batter the North East over the next 24 hours.
Leading meteorologists the Met Office have issued a series of weather warnings and have predicted that strong gusts are set to hit the UK as storms are expected to bring a "period of very strong and disruptive winds."
An amber weather warning is now in place from 2pm on Wednesday, February 16 until midnight and a yellow weather warning for wind has been issued from around 1pm on Wednesday and through to Thursday at 6am as Storm Dudley is expected to cause chaos throughout the region.