Storm Babet: Incredible drone footage shows wind and rain crashing against North East coast

The end of this week has been dominated by Storm Babet as it approached the east coast of the UK and battered parts of the North East’s coastal areas.

Dramatic scenes were captured across the country as two day-long weather warnings remained in place into the weekend with the North East seeing yellow warnings for rain and wind.

Coverage came from Lee Axon (@digifinsocial on Instagram).

Both weather warnings have now passed in the region, although others remain in place in parts of Scotland.

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The storm caused issues across the region with Metro services suspended across both sides of the River Tyne while the Shields Ferry was also out of action.

The ferry remains suspended while the full metro system is now running once again, with the exception of the track between St Peters and South Hylton, covering the Sunderland arena.

The Met Office forecast is predicting no further rain for the weekend, with heavy rain now expected to return on Tuesday, October 24.