MOST of Scotland is on flood alert as heavy rain, gale-force winds and in some places blizzards are expected, with warnings of travel disruption.
The Met Office says heavy rain is expected to spread north-eastwards across Scotland later today and lasting into the night.
In a yellow warning valid from 4pm today to 3am tomorrow, the weather forecasters said the rain will be accompanied by gale-force east or south-east winds gusting to more than 50mph on exposed coasts. Blizzards were expected for a time over mountains.
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