Police Travel Advice - Met Office Amber Weather Warning
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HIGH RISK OF DISRUPTION
The Met Office has issued an AMBER Weather warning for RAIN.
As such, there may be a HIGH RISK OF DISRUPTION for road users in the following areas:
- Grampian (Moray)
- Highlands & Eilean Siar (Highland)
The AMBER warning is effective from 12am until 5pm on Tuesday 31st December 2024 and runs in conjunction with a previously issued YELLOW warning for RAIN & SNOW from 12am on Monday 30th December 2024 until 11:59pm on Tuesday 31st December 2024 for the following areas:
- Central, Tayside & Fife (Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling)
- Grampian (Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray)
- Highlands & Eilean Siar (Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland)
- SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Edinburgh, West Lothian)
- Strathclyde (Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dumbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dumbartonshire)
A further YELLOW warning for WIND has been issued for the following areas, effective from 7am until 11pm on Tuesday 31st December 2024:
- Central, Tayside & Fife (Falkirk, Fife, Stirling)
- SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian)
- Strathclyde (Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dumbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dumbartonshire)
The full Met Office warning can be accessed via this link – UK weather warnings - Met Office
Details:
AMBER warning for RAIN
Heavy rain developing through Monday night and Tuesday morning is likely to cause some property flooding and travel disruption. A period of heavy rain is expected to develop during Monday night and persist through Tuesday morning before turning to showers on Tuesday afternoon, giving another 50-70mm on top of what has already fallen. This is likely to lead to significant travel disruption and may result in some flooding of properties.
YELLOW warning for RAIN & SNOW
Heavy rain will become persistent and widespread during Monday and Tuesday. Widespread totals of 50 to 70mm are possible over the two days with some places perhaps seeing 100 to 140mm of rain, these higher totals most likely over western Scotland. North and east of (and including) Perthshire, precipitation is likely to fall as snow, especially over high ground, with 10-20cm accumulating above 150-200 meters, with several cm
accumulating at lower elevations away from windward coasts.
As milder air pushes in, snow will turn back to rain, and any rapid snow melt will contribute to flooding in places. Strong winds may exacerbate impacts, particularly across the areas of Scotland affected by snow. Blizzard conditions are possible, especially over high ground and across much of Sutherland and Caithness. Powerline icing is possible where blizzard conditions occur.
YELLOW warning for WIND
Strong and gusty south-westerly winds will develop across southern Scotland and northeast England on Tuesday morning, veering to westerly during the evening. Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are expected, perhaps reaching
70 mph in a few exposed areas, and this may lead to some travel disruption.
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