| A total of 31mm — or an inch and a quarter — of rain fell overnight at nearby Leuchars, according to the Met Office, while the mercury plummeted to an unseasonably cool 12C (53F).
It contrasts sharply with the beach weather and temperatures in the mid-20s seen just a matter of weeks ago.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie said, “Recorded rainfall between 10 am yesterday and 10 am today was 41.1mm.”
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued a number of flood watches, including on the Earn, rivers in Fife and Clackmannanshire, the Isla and Ericht, the Lower and Upper Tay and its tributaries, lowland Angus rivers and the wider east coast of Scotland from Peterhead to Berwick.
But, despite the adverse conditions, Dundee appeared to escape any major problems.
Both Dundee City Council and Tayside Police said they had received no reports of any problems with flooding or standing water in the city, though BEAR Scotland was called to drain away water on the A90 between Perth and Dundee.
Supervisors from Angus Council had to be called out to deal with several roads.
The worst hit stretches were the A92 between Tarry Road and Montrose Road in Arbroath, the A932 between Forfar and Friockheim and the B9128 between Forfar and Muirdrum.
Tayside Fire and Rescue said it had attended calls about water coming into properties in Dundee and Arbroath — though these were not necessarily thought to be caused by flooding.
No major problems were reported in Perth and Kinross though motorists were being warned to take care.
Motorists heading into Perth today on the A9 said visibility was poor between Auchterarder and Perth due to mist.
In north-east Fife there were a couple of reports of flooding in Strathmiglo, in Skene Street and the David Sands shop.
However, Fife Council and Fife Fire and Rescue Service said no major incidents had been reported nor roads closed by the heavy rain.
A Met Office spokesman blamed the overnight deluge on an area of low pressure over the Republic of Ireland, and added that rain-lashed Tayside and Fife was by no means alone.* Shop owners in Arbroath’s Mayfield Terrace are once again facing thousands of pounds worth of devastation following last night’s rain.
Many say there is no point even trying to clean up the mess while the roof of the arcade is in its current state.
They are angry that contractors working on behalf of Angus Council to remove hard-to-let upper storey flats and re-roof the building cannot make their properties watertight while the work goes on.
Mr Neil Clark, who runs the Post Office, said, “We get water in every time it rains. If it’s just a bit of drizzle we can cope, but when this happens it becomes impossible.”
It was a similar picture at the Bestway shop next door where pieces of broken ceiling sat amongst the puddles and ruined stock.
The store is owned by Mr Salah Ud Din, who also operates the nearby Premier Foodstore. He said, “My insurers say they are not interested because we no longer have a roof so it must come down to Angus Council or their contractors to put right.”
An Angus Council spokesperson said, “We will meet the contractor and shop owners on site today to discuss the situation.” |
