Guy Newbold, from Seascale, Gosforth, said the wind had been "howling" since early morning.
But Cheviot View in Longbenton and Castledene in South Gosforth could still close in 2014.
At his Gosforth council house, Mr Ghai has been preparing for the High Court hearing.
The blaze happened on 8 January on a train carrying 45 passengers between South Gosforth and Longbenton stations.
Phillip Whiteman, 44, detained under the Mental Health Act, fled St Nicholas Hospital, a medium-security unit, in Gosforth.
Takes in Jesmond, Gosforth, North Heaton, plus Benton and Northumberland from North Tyneside.
The 52-year-old of Gosforth, near Seascale, handled around 130 emergency calls a year.
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Garry, 31, was killed during the shooting rampage as he worked on his father's farm near Gosforth on 2 June.
Philip Whiteman, fled St Nicholas Hospital, in Gosforth, on Wednesday morning when he asked to go to the toilet as he was being escorted.
In the old academy days he was secretary for the Gosforth Academy, and "for donkey's years" he has been secretary of Wasdale Head Show.
Fans of the teams he played for were among hundreds of mourners who attended his funeral on 10 June at St Mary's Church in Gosforth.
Cheviot View in Longbenton provides overnight and short-term stays for children with behavioural needs while Castledene in South Gosforth caters for adults with learning difficulties.
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