The orange warning, which will cover parts of eastern Scotland, will be in place from early on Friday until 3pm. Yellow warnings – a step below orange – were issued across the UK on Thursday and Friday as flooded roads caused “treacherous” conditions for commuters and disruption to rail lines. Some of the heaviest rainfall was expected in eastern Scotland, with the same amount forecast to fall in a 36-hour period as would be expected in the whole November average. A yellow rain warning for the area will remain in effect until 6pm on Friday. The Met Office also issued a warning that some fast flow or deep flooding could cause “danger to life” in Aberdeenshire and Angus and Perth. As a result of the weather, Aberdeen City Council, which canceled its Christmas tree lighting event due to the forecast, told residents in flood-prone areas to stock up on sandbags and other flood prevention gear. ScotRail has also reduced train speed limits to 40mph, down from the usual 100mph, on a seven-mile stretch of track. Craig Snell, a spokesman for the Met Office, said: “The warning areas are where we’re most concerned about the risk of flooding, but that doesn’t mean areas outside of them aren’t going to see some pretty horrendous conditions.” The Environment Agency had issued 26 flood warnings in England, meaning flooding is expected, and 102 flood warnings, meaning it is likely. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In West Sussex, the M23 was closed due to heavy rain and up to 20 cars were stuck in floodwaters and had to be rescued on the A27 between Emsworth and Chichester.
