WATCH: Fresh amber warning issued by Met Office over fears of 100mm of rain for Highlands amid Storm Babet
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A new amber weather warning has been issued for parts of the Highlands for Saturday amid forecasts that up to 100mm of rain could fall in places.
The Met Office has issued the new alert, which comes into force at midnight tonight (Friday) and will remain in place for 24 hours.
The warning covers parts of the Black Isle, Mid and Easter Ross, eastern Sutherland and Caithness.
Up to 60mm of rain is expected to fall "widely" over a single 12 to 24 hour window – but this could rise to up to 100mm in some upland locations.
Related: Further power cuts leave hundreds of Highland residents without electricity as Storm Babet rages on
A Met Office spokesman said: "Another period of heavy and prolonged rainfall is expected to bring some disruption to parts of northern Scotland. The heaviest rain is expected to be across Easter Ross, eastern parts of Sutherland and Caithness.
"Widely 40 to 60 mm of rain is expected to fall within a 12 to 24 hour period with 80-100 mm in upland areas. Strong easterly winds are also likely to accompany heavy rainfall which may exacerbate impacts."
The fresh warning comes amid ongoing disruption across Scotland as a result of Storm Babet.
The Met Office has also issued another rare red warning for rain, its second in just two days – with the new alert centred over similar parts of Angus and Aberdeenshire as the previous warning. Those areas have already seen all-time record river levels broken in some locations.
Elsewhere, winds were also causing widespread disruption to Highland communities and transport – either in the form for further power outages, or blocked roads and rail lines as a result of fallen trees.
The region's A9 link to the central belt was also blocked for several hours on Thursday as a result of flooding near Dunkeld. This was later cleared, but road teams warned that traffic controls were in place and disruption was therefore still possible.
