Beast from the East 2? 12 reminders of the times we have battled on through the snow
Weather experts are warning of a potential Beast from the East 2 – but the North East is no stranger to battling Arctic storms.
By Chris Cordner
Published 4th Jan 2021, 14:32 BST
Talk of the Beast from the East 2021 is circulating in the national media with some predictions of a similar storm to the one which hit Britain in 2018.
Met Office experts are monitoring meteorological conditions and they are reporting reporting a risk of snowfall and wintry hazards later in the month.
Back in 1963, the Wearside snow was lying 10ft deep in places and this photo shows a bus and a van which had been stuck in the drifts for days. Photo: se