Scots area issued flood warning by officials amid ‘intense’ weekend rainfall

One area in Scotland has been at risk of flooding after the extreme rainfall of the weekend.

One Scottish area has been issued an official Flood Warning by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), as the whole country faces a weekend-long rainstorm. After ‘almost certainly’ the hottest summer on record, it’s clear that global warming continues to cause more extreme weather in Scotland.

The Flood Warning was issued in Glen Lyon near Aberfeldy at 12.20am last night (August 30), due to the extreme rainfall much of the country is seeing this weekend. The officials said the river Lyon has been rising due to the rain, and it risks flooding nearby agricultural land.

SEPA said in their warning: “WARNING. Flooding is expected in Glen Lyon. Act now. The River Lyon has risen due to intense rainfall during Saturday night. Agricultural land along the Glen Lyon Valley is at risk of flooding.

“An updated Flood Warning will be issued if river levels continue to rise and there is a risk of more widespread flooding.

“Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property.”

The warning lasted until the morning of Sunday, August 31, when SEPA announced that the alert was no longer in force.

It comes as a huge wall of rain has been battering the country over the past two days, with the entirety of Scotland catching downpours at some point over the weekend.

Yesterday, Saturday August 30, saw the worst of the rain, which was as heavy as 16 – 32 millimetres of rainfall per hour in parts of the Western Isles.

The only part of the country that was spared the showers yesterday was Orkney and Shetland, although the rainstorm is forecast to sweep north and catch both areas today, Sunday, August 31.

It comes as we officially enter meteorological autumn, which starts tomorrow, September 1.

And the wintery weather is only to continue, as the Met Office have also warned of ‘thunderstorms and hail’ as we progress further into September.

The Met Office’s long-range forecast for Thursday, September 4 – Saturday, September 13 says: “Changeable and unsettled weather conditions are expected across the UK during this period with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern.

“This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect the much of the UK at times.

“Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west.

“Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK.

“Some short-lived spells of drier and more settled weather are also possible at times, especially later in the period when they may last a little longer.

“Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells.”

After the searing heat of this summer, the Met Office also warned that a ‘false autumn’ had been triggered, where the stress of summer conditions prompts leaves to turn brown and fall early from trees.

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