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Amber warning for rain in Perthshire as Tayside and Fife issued flood alert

Yellow warnings for rain have also been issued for Angus, Dundee and Fife.

There could be some flooding on some roads in Perthshire.
Flood alerts have been issued across Tayside and Fife. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson.

Large parts of Perthshire have been placed under an amber weather warning for rain – and flood alerts have been issued for all of Tayside and Fife.

The amber warning – the second most severe – also covers a small part of western Fife.

It is valid between 3am on Saturday and 6am on Sunday.

According to the Met Office, the affected parts could receive 80-100mm of rainfall, with up to 150mm possible.

map shows the amber and yellow weather warning areas throughout Tayside and Fife.
Map shows the affected areas. Image: The Met Office.

Elsewhere, a yellow weather warning has been issued for Dundee, Angus and the rest of Fife between midnight on Saturday and 6am on Sunday.

In addition, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued flood alerts for Tayside and Fife.

The Met Office has also warned that homes and businesses may face flooding and spray could lead to difficult driving conditions.

Buses and trains also face delays and cancellations due to the heavy rain.

Residents and business owners have been told to expect power cuts as the rain sweeps through Scotland.

The latest warning comes after parts of Perthshire and Fife were issued a yellow weather warning for rain earlier in the week.

‘Major rainfall event’

Sepa has warned people in Perthshire to expect a “major rainfall event”.

Ruth Ellis, Flood Duty Manager for Sepa said: “A major rainfall event is expected to bring significant prolonged heavy rain throughout Saturday over the Southern Highlands and western Central Belt, with more heavy rain in the north on Sunday.

“As a result, we’re likely to see extensive river and surface water flooding impacts across those areas.

“Danger to life, widespread property flooding, flooding of roads and disruption to infrastructure is possible.”

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