Live updates as Edinburgh rail passengers and motorists affected by …
Edinburgh and the Lothians are being battered by heavy downpours as a yellow weather warning has been issued for Scotland.
Roads in the city have been submerged in water and the water of Leith has been reported to be rising with a strong current.
Meanwhile, in West Lothian, cars have been stuck in flood water as torrential rain continued to hit the region.
Edinburgh locals have been issued a travel warning by ScotRail and urged to only travel if essential as many services have been cancelled.
We'll keep you updated on the latest weather news as the yellow warning is in place until Sunday morning.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Neil Armstrong said: “Prolonged heavy rain is expected to cause widespread disruption for much of Scotland. While Saturday into Sunday will be widely very wet for Scotland, the heaviest, most disruptive, rain is expected in western and central Scotland, as is reflected in our warnings.
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“Within the Amber warning area, 80-100mm of rain is likely quite widely, with as much as 150-180mm possible in some of the wettest spots. Rain is expected to slowly clear to the north during Sunday morning. We’ll continue to review warnings so it’s important for everyone to stay up to date with the latest forecast for their area.”
Ruth Ellis, Flood Duty Manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), said: “This is a major rainfall event as we are expecting to see significant prolonged heavy rain throughout Saturday across the Southern Highlands and western Central Belt, with further heavy rain in the north on Sunday.
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“We’re likely to see extensive river and surface water flooding impacts, including property flooding and widespread transport disruption. We would strongly advise people to sign up to Floodline to receive free updates for where they live, or travel through, directly to their phone. People can also check our Flood Updates for all the latest information and the three-day Scottish Flood Forecast to see what conditions are expected further ahead.
“We will be keeping a very close eye on the situation and monitoring 24/7 along with the Met Office and other partner agencies”.
References
- ^ Busy Edinburgh road flooded and footpath submerged following torrential downpours (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
- ^ Edinburgh braced for day of heavy rain as motorists and rail passengers affected (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
- ^ Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here (chat.whatsapp.com)
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