A yellow weather warning has been issued for the North East on Monday (November 13), as Storm Debi is set to hit the region with strong winds. 

The Met Office said the storm is likely to bring heavy rain and “potentially disruptive” winds to the UK on Monday, including to the North East. 

The region has just recovered from Storms Ciaran and Babet, which hit the North East coast and caused destruction to South Shields lighthouse and other coastal landmarks. 

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Storm Ciaran also caused isolated flooding in Lanchester and flooded several roads across the region.

A yellow weather warning has been issued for wind covering much of northern England, the Midlands and north Wales between 4am and 6pm on Monday.

This is what the Met Office has said to expect: 

  • Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
  • Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen
  • Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible
  • Some roads and bridges may close
  • Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
  • Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties

Here are the Met Office weather predictions for Monday and the rest of the week:

Monday: Heavy rain and strong blustery winds through much of the morning. Rain then becoming lighter, but staying persistent into the afternoon and early evening with wind starting to ease. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday: A mixture of bright or sunny spells and showers on Tuesday and into Wednesday with brief drier interludes. Showers perhaps merging into longer spells of rain Thursday. Temperatures around average.