A rare weather warning covering parts of eastern Scotland was issued for Saturday in anticipation of Storm Babet's ongoing impacts.
Storm Babet continued pummeling the United Kingdom on Friday with heavy rain and flooding, prompting weather experts to issue a rare weather warning as residents battled dangerous conditions.Videos and photos shared on social media helped document the storm's impact. In one video SkyNews shared on X, formerly Twitter, Scotland's North Esk river levels could be seen rising as Babet took hold in the region.
The Met Office, which serves as the UK's national weather service, announced on Wednesday it had issued a Red weather warning for parts of eastern Scotland in anticipation of Babet's arrival. At the time, a Met Office spokesperson told Newsweek this kind of warning is 'relatively rare' and 'reserved for the most extreme weather impacts.' It was the first weather warning of its kind that officials issued for 2023.
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