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Warning as Storm Darragh to bring 21 hours of rain across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning.

Met Office yellow weather warning rain map
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain, affecting the north-east. Image: Met Office

Storm Darragh is expected to bring heavy rain to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire this weekend.

The Met Office has issued a new 21-hour yellow weather warning for rain across the east coast which comes into effect on Friday afternoon.

Heavy showers are forecast to fall from 3pm and continue until around midday on Saturday.

The areas impacted include Aberdeen, Ellon, Inverurie, Westhill, Banchory, Stonehaven and Laurencekirk.

The Met Office warning states: “Storm Darragh moving across the country will bring rain, turning wintry above 300-400m.

“Rainfall of 20-30 mm is expected widely and as much as 50-60mm over the higher ground of the south and south-west.

“As it is falling onto saturated ground may lead to some local flooding and transport disruption.”

Network Rail Scotland confirmed an ‘extreme weather action meeting’ was held to determine the likely impact.

Network Rail prepared for potential Storm Darragh train disruption

The railway operator posted on X: “On Saturday we’ll see gale-force winds continue.

“We’re keeping a close eye on the potential for 60mph winds across the East and West Coast Main Lines too.

“Our teams are well prepared for #StormDarragh, and we’ll be carrying out proactive checks of known flood sites.

“We’ll have locomotives on standby with mini-snowploughs, ready to run should we see the snowfall expected on the West Highland Line and Far North Line.

“We may need to introduce speed restrictions to slow trains down to help keep people safe in the areas most affected by strong winds and extreme rainfall.

“This includes parts of the East and West Coast Main Lines and the Stranraer line. If that happens, we’ll let you know.”

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