Flood and weather warnings are in place across Tayside and Fife as the region prepares to be battered by Storm Erik.
Gusts of up to 70mph could batter parts of Scotland, with winds of 50mph expected “widely”; while heavy rain and melting snow could to lead to a local deluge.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued a serious of flood warnings across Perthshire affecting the River Earn, Glen Lyon, and the Innerpeffray to Bridge of Earn, Crieff and Carse of Lennoch to Lochlane areas.
The organisation has placed an alert on the Tayside, Dundee and Angus regions.
Both flood warnings affecting the rivers Earn and Lyon state “heavy rainfall and snowmelt” could cause issues on Friday morning.
Sepa added: “Levels are expected to remain high throughout Friday and into Saturday, as further rainfall is expected during this time.”
A yellow weather warning for wind has also been issued by the Met Office for midnight on Saturday until 6pm.
A separate yellow warning for heavy rain, which could combine with melting snow and lead to flooding, will be in place across Courier country from 9am until 3pm on Friday.
The Met Office says there will be a “spell of very strong winds” which will lead to travel disruption. Roads and air, rail and ferry services are expected to be hit.
Power cuts are possible, while Friday’s rain could lead to properties and roads being flooded.
The wind warning states: “A swathe of very strong westerly winds is expected to move east through Saturday morning, easing from the west during the day.
“Inland gusts of 55mph are expected quite widely, with some places having gusts to 70mph, more particularly around exposed coasts and hills.”
#StormErik is bringing strong winds to the UK and there are warnings are in force across parts of #NorthernIreland and #Scotland https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/kayMICdldm
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2019
Heavy #rain is beginning to clear from #NorthernIreland but is moving into western parts of #Scotland and #Wales. This rain will move eastwards over the next few hours: Take care on the roads ?? #StormErik pic.twitter.com/mRAPDOmX7S
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2019
