Guy Newbold, from Seascale, Gosforth, said the wind had been "howling" since early morning.
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Public warnings are issued to people in Whitehaven, Egremont and Seascale to stay inside.
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About 450 homes in the Carleton, Workington and Seascale areas remain without power after lines came down.
The 52-year-old of Gosforth, near Seascale, handled around 130 emergency calls a year.
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