The Met Office has issued a new yellow thunderstorm weather warning for Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands.
The weather warning will be in effect between 11am and 10pm tomorrow.
The forecasting authority expects the extreme weather to affect large parts of Scotland.
Inverness, Moray, some of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire have all come under the new warning.
The new thunderstorm warning follows a week of flooding in the north and north-east.
Heavy rain drenched large parts of the country including Aberdeen and the ‘Shire, Moray and the Highlands on Wednesday and Thursday.
Up to 80mm of rain fell on those areas within a 12 hour span.
Met Office issues yellow weather warning
But now, residents in the area have been warned of “slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms which may cause flooding and disruption in places” tomorrow.
They also said that those in the area should be braced for heavy rainfall and that the lighting may cause disruption with unpredictable impacts.
The update added: “Rainfall accumulations will vary significantly across the warning area but 10-20 mm in an hour is likely in places with a chance of up to 30-40 mm in a few hours.
“Lightning may also cause impacts.”
They also claim that the heavy rain could also cause flash floods, with a “small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life”.
There’s also a “slight chance that power cuts could occur” as a result and warned of damage to homes and businesses “from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds”.
Disruption to public transport has also not been ruled out.
Yellow warning for floods
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency have also warned to expect flooding tomorrow.
The warning impacts many of the same areas as the Met Office’s thunderstorm warning with Aberdeen, the Shire, Moray and the Highlands all affected.
The organisation have issued a yellow warning which tells those affected to look out for:
- Flooding affecting parts of communities
- Danger to life and damage to buildings
- Disruption to infrastructure
What to do in a thunderstorm
The Met Office has also given advice to those in the affected areas.
They have urged people not to take shelter under trees and seek lower ground if in danger.
They advise: “If you find yourself outside and hear thunder, protect yourself by finding a safe enclosed shelter (such as a car).
“Do not shelter under or near trees, or other structures which may be struck by lightning. If you are on an elevated area move to lower ground.”
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