An amber weather warning in east scotland was extended as the pouring rain floods the details of country, with flood leading to school closures and violations on roads and railways.
amber A heavy rain warning covers Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Perth and Kinross until 3pm. on Friday, and warn some fast- leaking or deep flood waters are likely, “causing danger to life”.
Forecasts suggest two to three weeks of Rain is coming in just 24 hours.
The Met Office has said that it is already extended in weather warning until 9pm as the rain is now “a little slower than expected”.
All schools in Angus in Brechin, Montrose and Kirremur were closed due to localized flooding, as well as more than a dozen others.
Friday morning lane of the westbound M9 road was closed at J2 due to flooding. In Fife, the A92 was closed between Parbrough and Melville Lodges junction due to flooding, and in Dunfermline, Halbit Road was shut with sabotage in place.
Regional flood warnings in place from the eastern borders to Aberdeenshire, with Scottish Environment Agency warning Aberdeenshire and Angus are particularly vulnerable.
it was 20 flood warnings and nine flood alerts in place on Friday morning.
Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said: “The Met Office warning us expect a period of difficult weather in parts of east scotland during friday, with heavy rain can affect travel in in amber warning area in in north East.
“The conditions have the potential to disrupt transport operations. network so it’s important people plan your trips before they set off, especially if they want use by highway or by rail.
According to forecasters, in some areas of higher Earth in in amber warning area could see the month worth of rain in a couple of days, with more than 100 mm of rain, and even 150mm, possible in parts of Grampians and Cairngorms.
Average rainfall for november in Aberdeenshire is 113mm and for Angus, this is 122.8 mm, that is, if these areas see 150 mm of rain, more than in a month worth of the rain will fall in in space of just pair of days.
ScotRail introduced some speed restrictions on lines in East of Scotland before noon.
Network Rail Scotland says travel will take longer today on the east coast highway between Edinburgh and the borders, and between Aberdeen, Inverness and the Central Belt, because of “extremely high rainfall”, meaning train speeds need be limited for safety.
Ms. Gilruth said: “Motorists should do sure their routes available, follow travel tips from police scotland and drive to the conditions.”
Chief Superintendent Louise Blakelock, head of traffic police, said: “How amber warning for it started to rain heavily, we encourage motorists to plan ahead and avoid unnecessary trips.
“Met Office, Sepa and Traffic Scotland websites valuable information about weather failures and we advise people check these sites before setting up off on your journey.”
