A yellow weather warning will come into force at midnight and last until 6pm on Thursday
Kristy Dawson Multi-Media Journalist
18:49, 22 Oct 2025
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People living in one area of the North East have been warned to expect heavy rain as a new storm is set to hit the UK. A yellow weather warning has been put in place for some parts of the country including Darlington.
It warns residents, and visitors to the area, that there is a risk of heavy rain associated with Storm Benjamin. The warning will come into force at midnight and will last until 6pm on Thursday evening.
The Met Office say that Storm Benjamin is expected to cross the south of the UK late on Wednesday and early Thursday. A heavy, in places, swathe of rain will move into southwestern Britain later Wednesday and spread quickly northeast.
In association with the rain, conditions are expected to turn windy with gales, initially along south-eastern coasts, but more widely across southern Britain during Thursday daytime.
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People should expect:
Spray and flooding on roads leading to difficult driving conditions and increased chance of accidents, making journey times longerPublic transport affected in places with some journey times taking longerFlooding of a few homes and businesses is likely.
The yellow weather warning also covers Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar and Cleveland on Teesside.
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