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Perthshire floods followed by further weather warnings More disruption after summer floods hit parts of Scotland
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Forecasters have issued warnings of further rain and strong winds for much of western Scotland during Saturday morning. Strong winds and heavy rain continue to cause disruption across parts of Scotland after flooding hit on Friday.
They warned that the persistent and heavy rain would be accompanied by winds of up to gale force in places. The Open Golf Championship in St Andrews was suspended after just 32 minutes of play, with 40mph gusts of wind blowing balls across greens.
By late on Friday, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had 11 flood warnings in place, with a further eight alerts. A welfare van opened early in Alyth to help residents who had been affected by flash flooding which cut power and forced people from their homes.
Flooding has already caused damage, particularly in rural Perthshire. Winds are expected to ease and the number of flood warnings has been cut.
The Sepa warnings cover parts of Tayside and Angus. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) now has just one warning for the Innerpeffray to Bridge of Earn area, along with a further eight flood alerts.
The Met Office warning, which is in force until 13:00 on Saturday, indicate transport links could be disrupted. Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution said it was working to reconnect customers who had lost power, with more than 750 homes in Alyth cut off at the peak of the problems.
A company spokesman said a bridge over the Alyth Burn that carried cables was washed away.
The Met Office weather warning, which is in force until 13:00 on Saturday, indicates transport links could be disrupted.
It said: "Persistent and sometimes rather heavy rain will develop again across parts of western Scotland on Friday evening, lasting into the first part of Saturday.It said: "Persistent and sometimes rather heavy rain will develop again across parts of western Scotland on Friday evening, lasting into the first part of Saturday.
"The rain will be accompanied by strong west or southwesterly winds, with gales especially along some exposed coasts this evening and for a time overnight. Gusts of wind may exceed 55 mph there, but more widely 35 to 45 mph inland."The rain will be accompanied by strong west or southwesterly winds, with gales especially along some exposed coasts this evening and for a time overnight. Gusts of wind may exceed 55 mph there, but more widely 35 to 45 mph inland.
"The public should be aware of possible minor impacts to transport and travel, resulting from either wind or rain, the latter not helped by the fact that the ground is saturated.""The public should be aware of possible minor impacts to transport and travel, resulting from either wind or rain, the latter not helped by the fact that the ground is saturated."