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Flooding problems have hit towns across Scotland as heavy downpours and strong winds continue to affect many parts of the country. Flooding problems have hit towns across Scotland as heavy downpours and strong winds have affected many parts of the country.
In the Scottish Borders, the Teviot Water overflowed and nearby property owners have been warned to take action. In the Scottish Borders, flood warnings are out as high water moves down the river Tweed system.
The River Nith in Dumfries was also expected to pour over onto the Whitesands area by about 1530 GMT. The Teviot and Ettrick have overflowed their banks as have the Nith and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has flood watches and warnings in place in much of the country. The Whitesands area of Dumfries has been closed and elsewhere 18 flood warnings are in force.

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Police in Dumfries and Galloway have warned drivers in the area face "treacherous" conditions. They stretch from Perthshire down to Edinburgh and Glasgow and the Clyde Coast through Argyll and Bute.
The region's fire and rescue service said it had been called out to the Moffat, Wamphray and New Galloway areas with reports of animals trapped by flood waters and vehicles stuck. Driving conditions are reported as treacherous, because of surface water and flooding, with the main trunk roads connecting Glasgow, Stirling and Perth all badly affected.
Fire and rescue services were called out to the Moffat, Wamphray and New Galloway areas with reports of animals trapped by flood waters and vehicles stuck.
In Central Scotland parts of the A9 were closed between Plean and Torwood, resulting in East Plean Primary School being shut.In Central Scotland parts of the A9 were closed between Plean and Torwood, resulting in East Plean Primary School being shut.
There was also localised flooding on roads in Strathclyde, Tayside and Perthshire.There was also localised flooding on roads in Strathclyde, Tayside and Perthshire.
Overnight, the west and south of Scotland was worst hit, with about an inch of rain falling at Tyndrum and Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway.
The BBC Weather Centre has warned some areas could see as much as a month's rain within 36 hours.The BBC Weather Centre has warned some areas could see as much as a month's rain within 36 hours.
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said visibility was poor and standing water was also affecting all the region's roads, including the A74(M) motorway.
The M9 in Stirling was also affected by large amounts of surface water, causing problems for some drivers.
Sepa has issued 16 flood warnings for rivers across Dumfries and Galloway, Lothians, Perthshire, Strathclyde and Ayrshire.
Flooding hit the Scottish Borders as the Teviot Water in Hawick overflowedFlooding hit the Scottish Borders as the Teviot Water in Hawick overflowed
Warnings have also been issued for the tidal Clyde from Dumbarton to the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow, and for two sections of the River Earn. BBC forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker said he expected there to be a brief respite from the rain on Friday, but this would be followed by another spell of wet weather on Saturday.
The most severe alerts, however, were in the Scottish Borders on the Teviot, Ettrick and Yarrow Waters as well as the River Tweed upstream of Peebles.
There were also 17 flood watches in place around the country.
Forecasters predicted that the rain would continue on Thursday, with high winds also expected.
Gusts of up to 60mph are predicted across Dumfries and Galloway, with winds of 50mph in the southern half of Scotland.
The BBC Weather Centre said winds could gust up to 70mph (112km/h) in some areas, but added that the extremely wet weather was the main concern.
Forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker said he expected there to be a brief respite from the rain on Friday, but this would be followed by another spell of wet weather on Saturday.
He said the threat of flooding was not necessarily because of torrential rain but because the ground had become saturated from persistent, heavy downpours.He said the threat of flooding was not necessarily because of torrential rain but because the ground had become saturated from persistent, heavy downpours.
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