And these hardy dippers at Seaburn were this morning braced for an icy cold dip in the sea.
Eunice is set to batter the country, with red warnings in place from the Met Office for the south in particular.
Wearside’s yellow warning is less severe, but winds are still set up to pick up dramatically in the afternoon.
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