In pictures: Remembering these times when Hartlepool was battered by storms and wild weather

By Gbam Godwin On Oct 25, 2025

In pictures: Remembering these times when Hartlepool was battered by storms and wild weather.

Storm season has here, and Hartlepool was spared the worst of Storm Benjamin this week.

The town has weathered numerous storms throughout the years, including 2018’s Beast from the East and Storm Arwen in 2021.

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Take a look at these spectacular photos of storms and their aftermath and wonder what this year will bring.

Hartlepool has weathered many storms over the years.

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Hartlepool has weathered numerous hurricanes over the years.

Former Hartlepool Mail photographic editor Tom Collins captured this dramatic shot of huge waves crashing into the Headland's Heugh Breakwater when the Beast from the East battered the country in 2018.

2. The Beast from the East

Tom Collins, a former Hartlepool Mail photographic editor, caught this spectacular sight of massive waves breaking onto the Headland’s Heugh Breakwater during the Beast from the East storm in 2018.

The Beast from the East caused swathes of sand to drift at Seaton Carew.

3. Beast blows in

The Beast from the East caused sand to drift at Seaton Carew.

The fan remembrance wall at Hartlepool United was badly damaged by Storm Babet in 2023.

4. Storm Babet

Storm Babet caused extensive damage to Hartlepool United’s fan commemoration wall in 2023.