Heavy rain sparks flood chaos, ‘severe’ travel disruption and multiple …
HEAVY overnight downpours have sparked flooding and travel chaos across Scotland this morning.
A number of yellow weather warnings were issued by the Met Office[1] yesterday as the remnants of Hurricane Lee[2] made its way 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.
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Heavy downpours have caused flooding and travel chaos this morning (stock image)Credit: The Scottish Sun
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A rail line near Greenock has been floodedCredit: Twitter/Network Rail
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Rain is set to continue throughout the day but ease during the nightCredit: AlamyPerth and Kinross, Stirling, Highland region, Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and the Strathclyde regions of Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire were all affected by the heavy rain.
As "extreme levels" of rain continue to fall in western parts of the country this morning, speed restrictions have been imposed on trains[3].
Surface water and flood warnings have also been issued to drivers as the wet weather[4] continues.
At 6am this morning, Traffic Scotland reported that the A87 in Greenock was closed in both directions due to flooding.
There is also disruption to West Highland Line services today due to torrential rain.
Train speeds will be limited for safety reasons and only some services will run.
And flooding has even affected rail lines in the Branchton area in Greenock with flood water above the railhead.
SEPA currently has 14 flood warnings and eight alerts in place.
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Last night, the westbound carriageway of the M8 in Glasgow[5] was closed due to a serious collision.
The road was reopened an hour later.
Yesterday, forecasters said some areas in Scotland could suffer 20-40mm of rain (up to 12.5 inches) with as much as 60mm (over two inches) on higher ground.
Great Western Road in Glasgow has been left partially flooded after a downpour yesterday morning.
A Met Office spokesperson: “Over the next day or so, we have a highly unsettled period where ex-hurricane Lee will be bringing higher levels of humidity and associated rainfall to Scotland and other western areas in Britain.
“By now, the system has lost almost all of its original intensity but ex-hurricanes do retain some of their characteristics, such as heat and humidity, which can pep up weather systems in our sector.”
Overnight rain will clear quickly this morning, then sunny spells developing along with scattered showers.
The showers will become more frequent and heavier this afternoon.
However, it will be a mainly dry night with clear periods and just a few light showers.
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References
- ^ the Met Office (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ remnants of Hurricane Lee (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ trains (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ weather (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ Glasgow (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
- ^ [email protected] (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)