Met Office issue fresh weather warning for Lanarkshire set to be battered by Storm Agnes

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A fresh weather warning has been issued as Lanarkshire prepares to be battered by Storm Agnes. Winds of up to 75mph are set to hammer parts of the country and heavy rain is predicted to bring flooding chaos.The Met Office has brought forward a yellow weather warning for rain in more than a dozen council areas to 3pm on Wednesday, September 27 until midnight.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android A yellow warning for wind is already in force from noon on Wednesday until 7am on Thursday morning and has also been updated with the chances of disruption increasing.The rain follows another heavy band sweeping across the country on Tuesday.Storm Agnes is the first named storm of the season having crossed from the other side the Atlantic where it caused carnage as Tropical Storm Ophelia.The weather warning for rain suggests up to 600mm (2.3 inches) could fall in some parts.As well as Lanarkshire, the weather warning will cover Angus, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders, Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.

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