‘Be prepared for potential flooding’
David Morgan, Flood Duty Manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), said: ‘Storm Babet will bring heavy rain and high winds across Scotland from Wednesday evening, starting in the southwest before moving across to the northeast through Thursday and into the weekend.
‘Impacts from surface water and rivers are likely, and with catchments saturated from recent heavy rain and flooding, we’re urging people to be prepared for potential flooding. There is also concern that surface-water flooding may be exacerbated by debris blocking drainage, culverts, etc. as a result of the high winds.
‘Flood Alerts and Warnings will be issued as required, and we continue to work with the Met Office to monitor the situation 24/7. People can check our Flood Updates for all the latest information and the three-day Scottish Flood Forecast to see what conditions are expected further ahead.
‘If you live or work in an area that could be affected, consider any steps you need to take now to be prepared and stay safe, and to take extra care if you need to travel.
‘If you have not already signed up to Floodline, you can do so now to receive free updates for where you live, or travel through, directly to your phone. Follow SEPA’s social media, especially @SEPAflood on X for the latest information.’
‘Exceptionally heavy and persistent’ rain will hit today
Yellow weather warnings also cover parts of Northern Ireland and eastern England
Large swathes of the rest of the country will also see strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday.
Yellow severe weather warnings have been issued until Saturday, covering already-saturated parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern and eastern England.
Storm Babet, a complex area of low pressure which developed to the west of the Iberian peninsula, was named by the Met Office on Monday morning.
‘Extremely dangerous weather’ is coming to Scotland, Met Office warns
Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: ‘We’re going to see prolonged heavy rain, where we could see 200 to 250 millimetres of rain falling within a day which is well over a month’s worth of rainfall for eastern parts of Scotland.
‘We’re likely to see flooding, power disruption, travel disruption, there is a risk to life as well.
‘There’s also an amber wind warning out for eastern parts of Scotland, where we could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour, just adding to the extremely dangerous weather coming for parts of Scotland.’
Rare red weather warning issued – threatening power outages lasting days and school closures
A rare red weather warning of a ‘risk to life’ has been issued as the UK braces for floods and strong winds.
Storm Babet, which has hit Ireland after sweeping in from the Atlantic, will bring 70mph gusts and over one month’s worth of rain in the worst-affected regions of the UK on Thursday.
A red Met Office warning says from 6pm there is ‘danger to life from fast-flowing or deep floodwater’ in Aberdeenshire and Angus in eastern Scotland, with extensive road closures expected.
There may be power outages and some areas could be cut off for days, with people urged to check for flood updates, avoid travel and expect school closures.
It is the first red warning for rain issued in the UK since Storm Dennis in February 2020.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk
Content source – www.soundhealthandlastingwealth.com
