Scotland braced for more disruption as new weather warning issued

Author: Ally McGilvrayPublished 5th Jul 2021

People in Scotland are being urged to brace themselves for more disruption as a new weather warning is issued.

The Met Office says there's a risk of further flooding from heavy, slow-moving, showers which are expected to make their way across the country today (Monday).

It warns there's a chance homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.

Where flooding occurs, it says trains and bus services could also be delayed or cancelled.

And spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions, or even some road closures.

It adds there is also a chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses.

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Heavy, occasionally thundery, slow-moving showers this afternoon and evening will potentially give 10-20 mm in a couple of hours.

"These will most likely occur over central and western Scotland through the day, becoming confined to the northwest of Scotland by the evening.

"Where heavy showers do break out, this could lead to some transport disruption and the potential for localised flooding."

The Yellow - be prepared - weather warning is in place until midnight tonight.

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It comes as the mop-up operation continues after flash flooding, brought on by heavy rain, caused major disruption across the country yesterday.

Traffic on the Edinburgh bypass was brought to a standstill as the road disappeared under water, and the new £1 billion St James shopping centre was also hit by the stormy weather.

Joanna Black, who has an art gallery in the city's Stockbridge, revealed it's the second time they've been hit in as many years.

She told us: "There was about a foot of rain water came in, part of the ceiling collapsed in the basement; it was quite an ordeal just trying to clear the whole thing up.

"When we arrived it was all hands on deck to try to get rid of the water.

"This is the second time that I can remember in my lifetime that I've seen flooding like this in the area, and of course you can't get insurance - or what insurance you do have is going to go rocketing up. And commercial insurance is a nightmare in the first place."

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