And while weathermen are not predicting huge falls of snow, let's remind ourselves of the years when we’ve battled through blizzards.
We are not just talking about the Beast from the East. Take a look at some spectacular reminders from as far back as the 1950s.
1. Stuck on Coast Road
A car is stuck in the snow on the Coast Road in this scene which looks like it dates back 50 years or more. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
2. Hard-working bus crews
These determined bus crews were busy getting one of their vehicles out of a drift on the Coast Road in 1970. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
3. A South Shields blizzard in 1956
Arctic conditions in South Shields 64 years ago. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: GZ
4. Back to 1950
These shoppers faced a blizzard on King Street in 1950. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
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