An amber weather warning for strong winds has been issued for Suffolk. 

The Met Office has upgraded the previous yellow weather warning to amber in parts of Suffolk for between 10am and 8pm on Tuesday. 

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The weather warning covers the whole of the county and winds of up to 70mph are expected to hit parts of the region on Tuesday. 

The warning states that there is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.

Damage to buildings could also take place as the Met Office warns some roof tiles may get blown off during high winds.