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| A severe weather warning has been issued as heavy rainfall sweeps across large parts of Scotland. | A severe weather warning has been issued as heavy rainfall sweeps across large parts of Scotland. |
| Up to 60mm (2.5in) of rain could fall on higher ground in the Borders, south west Scotland, the Lothians, Grampian, Strathclyde, Central, Tayside and Fife. | Up to 60mm (2.5in) of rain could fall on higher ground in the Borders, south west Scotland, the Lothians, Grampian, Strathclyde, Central, Tayside and Fife. |
| The weather warning was put in place until midnight on Thursday. | The weather warning was put in place until midnight on Thursday. |
| It comes after Met Office statistics showed that Dumfries and Galloway had just had the wettest August ever recorded. | It comes after Met Office statistics showed that Dumfries and Galloway had just had the wettest August ever recorded. |
| Flood watches have also been put in place across much of Scotland. | Flood watches have also been put in place across much of Scotland. |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is monitoring water levels in a number of areas. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is monitoring water levels in a number of areas. |
| The emergency services were called to a four-vehicle crash on the A90 northbound between Newtonhill and Portlethen in Aberdeenshire on Thursday morning. | |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service said there did not appear to be any serious injuries. |