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In terms of what to expect, the forecaster says there is danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwater. Homes and businesses are also expected to sustain ‘extensive’ damage.<\/p>\n
Some buildings may become so damaged they collapse. Road closures could be among the contributing chaos factors on the roads, among the floodwater that’s expected to collect.<\/p>\n
Public transport is set to be adversely affected and people are set to lose access to vital resources – such as power, gas, water and mobile phone services.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a result, communities could find themselves cut off “perhaps for several days”, the forecaster added.<\/p>\n
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Below we have split the nation up into weather warning zones – as there are now several under amber and yellow alerts, among the communities in red.<\/p>\n
Red weather warning areas:\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n- Angus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Aberdeenshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Amber weather warning areas:\u00a0<\/h3>\n
An amber weather warning for wind was activated at 10am today for a large chunk of the eastern coast of Scotland. This is where the winds are expected to ramp up the most – but as per the warning, they should die down by around 6pm today.<\/p>\n
\n- Angus<\/li>\n
- Dundee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Aberdeen<\/li>\n
- Aberdeenshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
An additional amber weather warning for rain was issued today for a large streak of England and parts of Wales – this comes into play from midday tomorrow until 6am on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n- Derby<\/li>\n
- Derbyshire<\/li>\n
- Leicestershire<\/li>\n
- Nottingham<\/li>\n
- Nottinghamshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Durham<\/li>\n
- Gateshead<\/li>\n
- Northumberland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Cheshire East<\/li>\n
- Cheshire West and Chester<\/li>\n
- Greater Manchester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- East Lothian<\/li>\n
- Midlothian Council<\/li>\n
- Scottish Borders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Flintshire<\/li>\n
- Wrexham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Staffordshire<\/li>\n
- Warwickshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- North Yorkshire<\/li>\n
- South Yorkshire<\/li>\n
- West Yorkshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Aberdeenshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Amber weather warning areas:\u00a0<\/h3>\n
An amber weather warning for wind was activated at 10am today for a large chunk of the eastern coast of Scotland. This is where the winds are expected to ramp up the most – but as per the warning, they should die down by around 6pm today.<\/p>\n
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- Angus<\/li>\n
- Dundee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Aberdeen<\/li>\n
- Aberdeenshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
An additional amber weather warning for rain was issued today for a large streak of England and parts of Wales – this comes into play from midday tomorrow until 6am on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- Derby<\/li>\n
- Derbyshire<\/li>\n
- Leicestershire<\/li>\n
- Nottingham<\/li>\n
- Nottinghamshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Durham<\/li>\n
- Gateshead<\/li>\n
- Northumberland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Cheshire East<\/li>\n
- Cheshire West and Chester<\/li>\n
- Greater Manchester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- East Lothian<\/li>\n
- Midlothian Council<\/li>\n
- Scottish Borders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Flintshire<\/li>\n
- Wrexham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Staffordshire<\/li>\n
- Warwickshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- North Yorkshire<\/li>\n
- South Yorkshire<\/li>\n
- West Yorkshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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