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a ‘virtual’ centre, with the meteorology provided by the Duty Forecaster at Met Office Aberdeen and the hydrology by the on-call Duty Hydrology Forecaster at SEPA in Perth. At times of severe flooding a combined team is able to work out of either Aberdeen or Perth. A Flood Guidance Statement (FGS

through a ‘virtual’ centre, with the meteorology provided by the Duty Forecaster at Met Office Aberdeen and the hydrology by the on-call Duty Hydrology Forecaster at SEPA in Perth. At times of severe flooding a combined team is able to work out of either Aberdeen or Perth. A Flood Guidance Statement

places in Scotland saw more than double their average rainfall for the month. Edinburgh in particular saw very large rainfall totals, receiving 239% of its average April rainfall, which is its second wettest on record, falling only behind totals in 2000. East and West Lothian, Aberdeen, Clackmannan

to Ardrossan/Largs railway line on the 19th. Some roads saw flooding on the 21st including the A82, A90 and A96, and six homes were evacuated in the Aberdeen area due to flooding, with railways flooded between Nairn and Elgin and between Portlethen and Aberdeen. Debris poured down the hillside

School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 3 Information and Computational Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; 4 Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK; 5 Committee on Climate Change, 7 Holbein Place, London, UK. Summary We

) and -21.3°C at Kinbrace, Sutherland. Temperatures fell well below -10°C even on the coast, with -17.2°C at Tain Range, Cromarty, -15.2°C at Lossiemouth, Moray, - 15.2°C at Dyce, Aberdeen, -12.2°C at Leuchars, Fife and -13.0°C at Edinburgh, Gogarbank. Several stations in this area recorded their coldest

at Needles (Isle of Wight) early on the 1st. Weather impacts Heavy overnight rain across parts of eastern Scotland on the 1st gave rise to surface water flooding in Aberdeen with several roads in the city reported to be impassable. Further south heavy rain followed by bands of heavy showers impacted the M40

issued for parts of Scotland. A woman died after being hit by a falling tree in Aberdeen on the 29th. There were over 75,000 power outages over the weekend, and over 100 school closures in Aberdeenshire, Angus and Highland. With many fallen trees, both road and rail travel were impacted. Road

the Aberdeen Maggie’s cancer charity for five years. He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD from London University and was awarded a CBE for his services to the Energy Sector. Andy lives on a North Devon coastal farm, where he and his wife are enhancing

teens by the weekend. The wind chill will make it feel even colder, especially in northern areas and across Scotland, where wind chill values could be as low as 3°C in places like Aberdeen. This chilly spell is expected to be brief. As high pressure builds to the west, the flow will turn more westerly