A section of north-east Scotland is being warned severe weather will pose a danger to life.
Significant wind and rain is forecast for much of the UK when Storm Babet hits The Met Office has issued a rare red rain warning for parts of north-east Scotland, with residents being warned severe weather will pose a danger to life. Laurencekirk, Montrose and Forfar are among the towns covered by the alert, which comes into effect at 6pm tomorrow and is due to last until 12pm on Friday.
‘Weather warning across Angus & the North East has been upgraded to Red. Travel should be avoided unless absolutely essential.’ The British Geological Survey has warned that landslides may be possible on the coastal areas covered by the warning, comparing the conditions to weather that caused extensive disruption in the west of Scotland earlier this month.
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