Lorries were blown over on roads across the region on Friday

Engineers worked through the night to restore power but 1,000 homes in Northumberland and County Durham were still affected on Saturday morning.

Train services were also cancelled after Network Rail imposed an 80mph speed restriction on some lines.

On Friday, high winds blew over 11 lorries on the A1 and the roof of a Northern Rock building was ripped off.

Flying debris

Engineers from CE Electric UK have also been sent to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to help restore electricity to 500 customers.

Many overhead power lines were damaged by falling trees and flying debris.

David Gill, head of customer services for CE Electric UK, said: "We are all committed to being there when our customers need us and will continue to work hard to restore all power supplies as quickly as possible.

"Any customers who are without electricity and have not previously reported this to us are asked to ring one of our 24 hour emergency contact telephone numbers."

Network Rail put speed restrictions on train services using electric lines between York and Darlington and Newcastle and Widdrington.

This led to the cancellations of the 0650 GMT Glasgow to Newcastle and the 0935 GMT Newcastle to Edinburgh.

The Met Office recorded gusts of 68mph during Saturday night at Boulmer in Northumberland but predicted better conditions for Sunday.

Chris Almond, from the Met Office, said: "We saw the highest gusts across Northumberland and North Yorkshire overnight.

"We are still expecting winds of up to 50mph on Saturday but these should ease for Sunday."