Cleveland Centre in Middlesbrough damaged in Storm Babet

Amber warnings for wind and rain have been issued for parts of northern England, the Midlands and northern Wales from noon on Friday to 6am on Saturday.

As part of the damage from Storm Babet, Middlesbrough Council has been forced to close an outdoor section next to the Cleveland Centre, due to three parts of the roof cover were severely damaged.

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In an image shared online, the outdoor rain cover can be seen missing panels, while Middlesbrough Council have been forced to make a statement in relation to the incident. 

A spokesperson for the council said: "We've fenced off a small part of Linthorpe Road at the entrance to the Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough, close to Boots, on Friday morning.

"It comes after strong winds from Storm Babet dislodged items on the roof of the shopping centre.

Damage was sustained to the top of Cleveland Centre in Middlesbrough (Image: LINDA LEWIS)

"There will be reduced access to the centre from Linthorpe Road until repairs are carried out, but shoppers can still enter from Grange Road, Corporation Road and Albert Road."

Meanwhile, events in the North East have been cancelled and authorities are urging the public to take caution as the storm continues to cause winds of over 25mph.

According to the Met Office forecast, the extreme weather is set to die down from 1pm on Saturday (October 21), where the likelihood of rain will fall from 50% to 10%.

Winds of up to 22mph will also fall to as low as 6mph by the end of the day.

Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesman, previously spoke of the storm as he predicted that some communities may face power cuts and flooding.

Wind and waves batter the lighthouse in South Shields (Image: PA)

He said: “A disruptive period of weather is on the way.

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“There are some high totals (of rain) which have the potential to disrupt travel plans… possibility of power cuts as well as the obvious risk of flooding.

“As you look at Wednesday, the first pulse of rain is looking to particularly influence Northern Ireland, Wales and the southwest of England, and into Thursday.

“But it’s as you move from Thursday and into the week that shift very much focuses more towards central and eastern Scotland, but also some central and eastern areas of England as well.”