A NUMBER of flood warnings are in place across Scotland as the country prepares for Storm Bert.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued flood alerts for Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus and Tayside.
The Met Office has also issued yellow warnings for snow and ice for all of Scotland but the very northern tip of the Western Isles on Friday.
The weather office said that there is a “small chance” of power cuts, disrupted travel and said rural communities “could become cut off”.
#StormBert is expected to bring several weather impacts across the UK on Saturday ⚠️ Here is an overview of what we can expect Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/HWsihjB5tB
— Met Office (@metoffice) November 22, 2024
For Saturday and Sunday, yellow weather warnings remain in place across much of Scotland but this time for snow and rain. Other yellow warnings for wind were brought in up the west and east coasts.
Later on Thursday, the Met Office also issued a more severe amber warning covering the southern Cairngorms.
Weather forecasters say there is a “small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life," as well as possible travel disruption, power cuts, and a risk communities could be cut off.
On Thursday, the Met Office said that the incoming harsh weather, from a “deep area of low pressure,” had been named Storm Bert.
