Heavy rain continues to cause flooding and travel disruption across Scotland

Latest updates

Met Office yellow weather warning for rain in force throughout Saturday
11 flood warnings and four alerts issued by SEPA
Football matches at Tannadice and Montrose called off due to waterlogged pitches
ScotRail said that speed restrictions would be in place on the line between Aberdeen and Inverness
Three rescued from flooded vehicles in Kintore and Banchory
Major roads have been flooded amid days of heavy rain

Travel disruption continues throughout Scotland as parts of the country are battered by days of heavy rain, causing significant flooding.

A yellow weather warning, issued by the Met Office, is in force throughout Saturday, covering Angus, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

The alert continues until 9am on Sunday.

On Saturday morning, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had 11 flood warnings and four flood alerts active.

A Met Office spokesman said: “Following a three-day spell of very wet weather across this region, with some places having seen in excess of 100mm, a further day of fairly persistent and at times heavy rain is expected, before easing during Saturday night.

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Heavy rain forces off football matches due to waterlogged pitches

Games at Tannadice and Montrose have been postponed

“Many places are likely to see a further 20-30mm of rain, and a few spots could see 50mm.

“Above 400-500 metres, however, a lot of this will fall as snow, with rain confined to areas of ground below this level.”

Those in the affected area have been told to check if their home is at risk of flooding and take the appropriate precautions.

ScotRail said that speed restrictions would be in place on the line between Aberdeen and Inverness due to the adverse weather, leading to slower journey times.

The line towards Dundee was also blocked by a fallen tree.

The torrential rain has caused significant disruption in the north east, with a section of the A90 being closed due to flooding. This left the rural hamlet of Bogindollo cut off for almost four hours.

The A9 south of Ballinluig and the A85 between St Fillans and Lochearnhead were also flooded.

The A84 south of Callander is currently restricted due to standing water.

Two people were rescued from a minibus stuck in flood water on the B977 outside Kintore in Aberdeenshire on Thursday morning.

Fire crews deployed specialist water rescue units to the scene.

In a separate incident at around the same time near Banchory, one person was rescued from a car.

The Scottish Government Resilience Room met on Thursday to discuss the weather situation.

Justice Secretary Angela Constance, who chaired the meeting, said: “I would urge people to pay attention to flood alerts, weather forecasts and to consider travel updates in their area.”