These are the postcode areas in the North East and North Yorkshire where power could be switched off today, as 75mph winds hit the region through Storm Otto.

Northern Powergrid has confirmed that hundreds of homes across parts of the region are expected to be affected by the switch-off.

The storm will move east across the far north of the UK from the early hours of Friday morning, bringing gusts in excess of 75mph.

Read more: Storm Otto Live: North East hit by winds of 75mph

The Met Office has said the high winds will mean travel disruption and possible damage to buildings in places and warned the drivers of high-sided vehicles to be careful.

It said there is also a danger of large waves on the North Sea coast “as well as a chance of some damage to buildings and infrastructure”.

Yellow weather warnings for wind have been issued for north-east England running from Sheffield to the Scottish border.

The detailed warning explains that there could be “injuries and danger to life from flying debris” and “some damage to building, such as tiles blown from roofs”.

The warning for north-east England warning is from 5am to 2pm.

A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid said: "The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for strong winds across most parts of our region up until 2pm on Friday 17 February, the severe weather has started to impact our regions. 

"Our teams have been mobilised in readiness to restore supplies as safely and quickly as possible, however, our team’s ability to work at height will be impacted until the high winds have passed.

"Due to the nature of storms and the uncertainty of the damage they might cause, we will be providing generalised estimates of restorations that are subject to some uncertainty.  

"We will update these to more accurate estimated restoration times as soon as we have assessed the damage caused, and the work required to restore your supply.

"You can see the estimated time to restore your supply on our power cut map."

The list below is taken from the Northern Powergrid directly.

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages:

  • HG3 
  • HG4
  • All of these postcodes are in the Harrogate and Ripon areas and will impact 2800 houses.

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages - but power is expected to be restored by 2pm:

  • NE36 0BD
  • NE36 0BB
  • This will affect 50 homes

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages - but power is expected to be restored by 2pm:

  • TS8
  • This will impact over 30 homes

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages:

  • NE19
  • It will impact over 350 homes

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages:

  • DL8 
  • This will affect over 1250 homes

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages:

  • DH9
  • This will impact around 1330 homes

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the following postcodes have seen power outages:

  • DL2
  • DL15
  • NE61
  • DH3
  • This will impact over 1000 homes