I came down the A1 this morning from Morpeth and it was clear until I got to Washington services. I got through there at 5.30am with a bit of caution, my guess is now it'll be gridlock as it was pretty rough.
The weather is next level here tonight! I've never seen anything like it, it's been constant snow, gale force winds with thunder and lighting all evening. They'll be close to 2ft by the morning with some huge drifts.