THE MET Office have issued an 'Amber Warning' for wind for parts of the Borders today and overnight.
The affected area is north of a line from Biggar, Peebles, Galashiels, Earlston & Duns - north of this line will be the area for the severest wind, and below this line there is a yellow warning for strong to gale force winds.
There is a Yellow warning from 9am today (Monday) to 9am Tuesday, and the Amber is from 3pm today until 9am tomorrow - with the highest winds expected in the Borders from 8pm this evening and overnight.
Gusts of 60 to 70 mph are expected. Much of Scotland is covered by an associated amber wind warning, where winds will be stronger still and there is a risk of higher levels of disruption.
Please be aware of the risk of disruption to transport as well as power supplies, with some structural damage also possible.
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