Met Office issued second yellow warning for thunderstorms in the Highlands, as region braces for torrential rain and flash flooding
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TWO thunderstorm warnings have now been issued for the Highlands – after the Met Office announced a second alert, this time for Monday.
An earlier yellow weather warning is set to come into force across many parts of the Highlands on Sunday at midday – with the alert in place until 9pm.
But a second yellow has also now been issued for Monday, also from midday to 9pm.
The second alert covers much of Sutherland, Ross-shire, Inverness-shire, Moray and parts of Aberdeenshire, and extends as far south as Pitlochry.
"Although some places will miss them, thunderstorms are likely to develop over parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland from early Monday afternoon," said a Met Office spokesman.
"These will be fairly slow moving with the potential for large rainfall amounts in a short period of time.
"20-30 mm of rain may fall in an hour or less in a few spots with perhaps 40-50 mm possible if successive showers affect the same location. Frequent lightning is also likely to be a hazard along with hail."
The first alert, for Sunday afternoon, is expected to generate up to 30-40mm of rainfall an hour in those areas affected, and possibly in excess of 60mm "in a few hours" - although this latter figure is thought more likely in Wales and parts of central England.
As with Monday's alert, much of Sutherland, Ross-shire, Inverness-shire, Moray, and south through the Cairngorms and beyond, are at risk.
