Yellow warning of rain affecting Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Met Office sent this bulletin at 17-08-2020 10:20 AM BST
 
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Yellow warning for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders
Rain
Between 13:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Aug 2020 and 21:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Aug 2020

Headline

Heavy showers expected on Tuesday afternoon and may bring some disruption

What to expect

  • There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings along with fast flowing or deep floodwater
  • Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
  • Where flooding occurs, there is a chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
  • There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses
  • There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads

What should I do?

Issued: 10:15 (UTC+1) on Mon 17 Aug 2020

Further details

Heavy showers are expected to develop on Tuesday afternoon. Whilst most places will miss the worst, some showers could be slow moving and there is a chance of that 20-25 mm of rain might fall in an hour with perhaps 50 mm in 3 hours. The showers will ease during Tuesday evening.

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Regions and local authorities affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

  • Clackmannanshire
  • Falkirk
  • Fife
  • Perth and Kinross
  • Stirling

Highlands & Eilean Siar

  • Highland

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • East Lothian
  • Edinburgh
  • Midlothian Council
  • Scottish Borders
  • West Lothian

Strathclyde

  • Argyll and Bute
  • East Ayrshire
  • East Dunbartonshire
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Glasgow
  • North Lanarkshire
  • Renfrewshire
  • South Ayrshire
  • South Lanarkshire
  • West Dunbartonshire