Sepa and the Met Office says parts of Scotland hit by bad weather a week ago could be affected.
People living in parts of Scotland hit by flooding a week ago have been warned to prepare for further incidents due to Storm Babet.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency said the storm was expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from Wednesday evening. Storm Babet is forecast to start in the south-west before moving across to the north-east on Thursday and into the weekend.Sepa said the latest warnings were particularly relevant for communities still recovering from flooding experienced on Friday 6 October and Saturday 7 October.
Over that weekend, seven landslides hit the A83 in Argyll and 10 people had to be rescued from their vehicles.Sepa said similar areas would likely be affected by Storm Babet, including Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, Tayside, Angus and Aberdeenshire. Flood duty manager David Morgan said: "Impacts from surface water and rivers are likely, and with catchments saturated from recent heavy rain and flooding, we're urging people to be prepared for potential flooding.Media caption,The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for wind and rain from Wednesday evening until midday on Saturday.He said: "As well as heavy rain, Storm Babet will bring some very strong winds and large waves near some eastern coasts too.
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