PARTS of St Helens were covered in snow yesterday as wintry showers and snowflakes to the town.
The Met Office gave the North West a yellow weather warning over the weekend as high winds, sleet and snow were felt right across the region.
The extreme weather caused havoc in St Helens; causing transport disruption, trees falling and many homes, gardens and cars enduring significant damage.
While the winds had mainly subsided by Saturday, residents were unexpectedly hit by snow flurries in numerous parts of the town.
Some amazing shots were captured by residents, with the weather creating winter wonderlands in Victoria Park, Taylor Park, and across Rainhill and Prescot.
Nevertheless, although this created some great shots, the weekend's weather left thousands of homes across the North West without power - which is still affecting some today.
Described as "one of the worst wind storms the North West has seen in years", Electricity North West confirmed that the high winds and heavy snow resulted in more than 81,000 homes facing power outages across the wider region - with 11,000 still without power on Sunday night.
Shap in Cumbria recorded the lowest temperature of the season so far at -8.7C, and although St Helens was not affected as some parts of the North West, temperatures fell to around -2C last night, yet are expected to only go as low as 1C today.
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