The Met Office issued a red rain alert warning residents the torrential downpours could cause a danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwater.<\/p>\n
The alert, which is in place from 6pm Thursday u<\/span>ntil midday the following day, could cause some areas to see 200-250 mm of rain.<\/span><\/p>\n The weather service also added that flooding to homes and businesses is expected, collapsed or damaged buildings or structures and communities completely cut off, perhaps for several days.<\/span><\/p>\n Travel chaos is also set to be an issue as many roads may close as well as public transport cancellations.<\/span><\/p>\n Areas affected include Central, Tayside & Fife and Grampian.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n The Met Office wrote: “There is now high confidence in exceptional rainfall falling across southeast Grampian, particularly the uplands of Angus and south Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n “100-150 mm of rain is expected to fall widely within 24 hours with some locations likely to see 200-250 mm of rain which is expected to cause considerable impacts both where it falls and lower lying areas further east.”<\/p>\n