Flood alerts for parts of Scotland with heavy rain expected

Flood alerts have been issued for the north-east of Scotland, with heavy rainfall expected on Monday night.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said a band of persistent heavy rain could lead to flooded roads in the area, as well as disruption to transport networks.

The alerts have been issued for Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Caithness and Sutherland, and Findhorn, Nairn, Moray and Speyside.

We expect scattered showers over North East Scotland this afternoon, followed by more persistent heavy rain tonight. This may result in transport disruptions and localised river flooding tonight and tomorrow.

Flood alerts are active. Keep up to date 👉 https://t.co/AiCSVljx9q pic.twitter.com/CQFJ5FOWqz
— Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) (@ScottishEPA) December 7, 2020

The warnings come just days after many parts of Scotland experienced heavy snow overnight.

🌧 The @metoffice have a yellow weather warning https://t.co/jRLxdARspZ for rain in the NE Scotland from 1800hrs tonight until 2100hrs tomorrow. 🌧 #drivesafe and follow @trafficscotland & @ARL_AWPR for updates on the AWPR@PolScotRoadsNE @AberdeenTravel @NETrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/ecpGKK91cU
— Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (@ARL_AWPR) December 7, 2020