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| Second storm brewing as 'Barbara' causes more disruption | Second storm brewing as 'Barbara' causes more disruption |
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| Scotland is facing a second day of Storm Barbara disruption, as Storm Conor also closes in. | Scotland is facing a second day of Storm Barbara disruption, as Storm Conor also closes in. |
| Rail, road and ferry travel are again expected to be hampered by gale-force winds of between 65 and 70mph on Christmas Eve. | |
| Meanwhile, an amber alert has been issued for the Northern Isles and part of north Caithness on Boxing Day. | Meanwhile, an amber alert has been issued for the Northern Isles and part of north Caithness on Boxing Day. |
| The Met Office has named it Storm Conor and is forecasting winds possibly reaching 90mph in some areas. | The Met Office has named it Storm Conor and is forecasting winds possibly reaching 90mph in some areas. |
| The highest recorded wind gust during Storm Barbara has been 85mph at Sella Ness in Shetland. | |
| The Met Office now has yellow "be aware" warnings in place for high winds at the weekend and Monday and wintry showers and ice for large parts of Scotland on Saturday. | |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has five flood warnings in the Tayside area and eight flood alerts in parts of the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has five flood warnings in the Tayside area and eight flood alerts in parts of the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. |
| Energy company SSE said the electricity distribution network in the north of Scotland had "stood up well to challenging conditions" during Storm Barbara. | Energy company SSE said the electricity distribution network in the north of Scotland had "stood up well to challenging conditions" during Storm Barbara. |
| One of the worst affected areas was the Western Isles, where a lightning strike caused power cuts for about 13,000 customers on Lewis and Harris. SSE said all homes were reconnected within two hours. | One of the worst affected areas was the Western Isles, where a lightning strike caused power cuts for about 13,000 customers on Lewis and Harris. SSE said all homes were reconnected within two hours. |
| As of 09:00, engineers had restored power to more than 21,000 homes. Only 762 homes remained off supply across the north of Scotland, in localised faults on Lewis, Jura and Shetland. | As of 09:00, engineers had restored power to more than 21,000 homes. Only 762 homes remained off supply across the north of Scotland, in localised faults on Lewis, Jura and Shetland. |
| SSE said all faults had been allocated to engineers and power would be restored during the course of Christmas Eve. | SSE said all faults had been allocated to engineers and power would be restored during the course of Christmas Eve. |
| 'Safety a priority' | 'Safety a priority' |
| Dale Cargill, from SSE, added: "Our network has stood up well to the conditions but we won't be complacent and remain prepared to respond quickly to disruption to supplies, where it is safe to do so. | Dale Cargill, from SSE, added: "Our network has stood up well to the conditions but we won't be complacent and remain prepared to respond quickly to disruption to supplies, where it is safe to do so. |
| "The safety of our customers and engineers will remain a priority as we continue to respond to the impacts of Storm Barbara, particularly given the presence of lightning and continuing poor weather conditions. | "The safety of our customers and engineers will remain a priority as we continue to respond to the impacts of Storm Barbara, particularly given the presence of lightning and continuing poor weather conditions. |
| "We are acutely aware of the time of year and the increasing concern this brings and would like to reassure our customers we will be doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum." | "We are acutely aware of the time of year and the increasing concern this brings and would like to reassure our customers we will be doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum." |
| SSE remains on yellow alert, with Storm Conor expected to bring more high winds and lightning across the Western Isles, north-west Highlands, Orkney and Shetland from Sunday into Monday. | SSE remains on yellow alert, with Storm Conor expected to bring more high winds and lightning across the Western Isles, north-west Highlands, Orkney and Shetland from Sunday into Monday. |
| Met Office warnings | Met Office warnings |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has flood alerts in place in many parts of Scotland. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has flood alerts in place in many parts of Scotland. |
| Network Rail warned that some train services will be affected. ScotRail has listed the services it expects to be disrupted. | Network Rail warned that some train services will be affected. ScotRail has listed the services it expects to be disrupted. |
| Check out the latest travel news for Scotland | Check out the latest travel news for Scotland |
| For the latest on the roads visit the BBC's travel news page and keep up to date with incidents and roadworks on the motorways here. | For the latest on the roads visit the BBC's travel news page and keep up to date with incidents and roadworks on the motorways here. |
| Around the country you can check for updates from: | Around the country you can check for updates from: |
| Alternatively, for regular travel bulletins listen live to BBC Radio Scotland and follow @BBCTravelScot. | Alternatively, for regular travel bulletins listen live to BBC Radio Scotland and follow @BBCTravelScot. |
| In times of severe disruption you can also follow the BBC Scotland severe weather Twitter list of key sources. | In times of severe disruption you can also follow the BBC Scotland severe weather Twitter list of key sources. |
| Below are a number of other traffic information sources. | Below are a number of other traffic information sources. |
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