:00:07. > :00:10.Scotland's been hit by floods, heavy rain and strong winds as Storm
:00:11. > :00:16.Dozens of flood alerts and weather warnings are in place.
:00:17. > :00:19.We've two reports from the south of Scotland where
:00:20. > :00:39.You can see behind me how angry it is and how fast it is moving.
:00:40. > :00:45.Further down than we are allowed to go this evening, it has burst its
:00:46. > :00:49.banks. Around 100 local properties have been evacuated. We are also
:00:50. > :00:54.hearing that people in nearby Newcastleton are being moved out of
:00:55. > :00:59.their homes this evening, too. The river here has not yet peaked. It
:01:00. > :01:04.may not peek until the next few hours so people are being advised to
:01:05. > :01:07.take precautions in advance of that. We have been talking to Police
:01:08. > :01:13.Scotland to have told us that people are advised here not to drive.
:01:14. > :01:17.Inspector John Reid spoke to us earlier today.
:01:18. > :01:23.We have been moving people all day in numbers around 100. We will
:01:24. > :01:27.continue to do so. I would ask that if people are advised to leave their
:01:28. > :01:34.homes, we don't take these decisions lightly and I would ask them to heat
:01:35. > :01:39.that information. -- he did that information.
:01:40. > :01:43.You can see that the weather here is deteriorating rapidly. There are now
:01:44. > :01:47.severe weather warnings in south-west Scotland and also in
:01:48. > :01:53.Lothian and Borders. The advice is if you do not have to travel this
:01:54. > :01:59.evening, then please don't. Let's cross to the south-west. This
:02:00. > :02:05.report from Dumfries. Storm Desmond turned roads into
:02:06. > :02:09.rivers and rivers into lakes. This was the river and in between
:02:10. > :02:14.Lockerbie and Dumfries. At least half a mile wide and still
:02:15. > :02:19.spreading. This raging torrent was in line which started to cause
:02:20. > :02:22.concern around lunchtime. Dumfries and Galloway Council sent
:02:23. > :02:25.sand bags and other flood defences. A few hours later, Riverside
:02:26. > :02:31.householders were advised to move what they could from ground floor
:02:32. > :02:35.rooms as the threat intensified. A Dumfries -- they are old hands at
:02:36. > :02:40.this year. The flooding has been worse. Some relief for the Council
:02:41. > :02:44.staff and emergency services, who have declared a local emergency.
:02:45. > :02:53.It is coordinated from a bunker. We have been following a trail all
:02:54. > :03:00.the way down the river and also the catchment for the border. A number
:03:01. > :03:03.of communities have been affected. Resources have been stretched.
:03:04. > :03:07.It has been raining constantly for more than 24 hours and it is
:03:08. > :03:12.forecast to continue well into tomorrow. Somewhere between 100 and
:03:13. > :03:18.150 millimetres, 46 inches, and when is getting up now as well. At the
:03:19. > :03:21.moment, lying remains the biggest concern for the authorities here in
:03:22. > :03:24.Dumfries and Galloway, but with so much more rain to come its sometime
:03:25. > :03:30.before the danger will be over. Tributes have been paid to the
:03:31. > :03:32.celebrated Scottish writer, William McIlvanney, who's died at the age
:03:33. > :03:35.of 79 after a short illness. He was best known for his trilogy of
:03:36. > :03:38.gritty crime novels, featuring the The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon,
:03:39. > :03:41.has described McIlvanney Dubbed the Godfather of Tartan Noir,
:03:42. > :03:58.he influenced A whole new generation of writers.
:03:59. > :04:03.Gore Vidal said once, it's a genre a lot of people read but we don't need
:04:04. > :04:05.to be snooty and say I wouldn't write that. Go where your readers
:04:06. > :04:07.are. The Scottish Government says more
:04:08. > :04:09.trains and buses will part of an integrated travel plan to
:04:10. > :04:12.minimise disruption after the The First Minister chaired
:04:13. > :04:15.a resilience committee meeting today, and it was announced that
:04:16. > :04:18.a special website for commuters It is reallocating extra carriages
:04:19. > :04:39.and trains to enhance the number of trains that will service an area. We
:04:40. > :04:41.will be trains that will service an area. We
:04:42. > :04:42.as congestion as a consequence of the closure.
:04:43. > :04:44.Only a few Premiership football matches survived today's weather.
:04:45. > :04:46.Aberdeen comfortably beat Dundee 2-0 at Dens Park.
:04:47. > :04:53.The result sees the Dons close the gap on league leaders Celtic to
:04:54. > :04:56.Two other top flight matches survived the weather.
:04:57. > :04:58.Kilmarnock and Dundee United drew, and Ross County lost
:04:59. > :05:05.Well, it's over to Judith now with the weather outlook for tonight
:05:06. > :05:21.Good evening. Storm Desmond has had huge impact across Scotland and the
:05:22. > :05:25.northern part of the UK. It has come from icelands but its impact is
:05:26. > :05:32.still felt here. That's what has brought all this with done rain.
:05:33. > :05:36.Here's an earlier radar picture. Read warnings out for rain across
:05:37. > :05:40.northern England. That means take action. That warning has been
:05:41. > :05:44.extended into parts of southern Scotland, mainly around
:05:45. > :05:51.Newcastleton, weak. An amber warning in the central lowlands as part of
:05:52. > :05:59.Perthshire. Factor in those winds. Up to 60 or 70 mph gusts. For the
:06:00. > :06:06.next couple of hours, it's a very wet and windy picture. Then we start
:06:07. > :06:07.to see the winds easing as they go into the West. Something drier
:06:08. > :06:11.to see the winds easing as they go coming in and colder as we had
:06:12. > :06:18.through the overnight period. Tomorrow a much improved day. Things
:06:19. > :06:23.do settle down. Across the North, brisk winds with showers initially.
:06:24. > :06:27.The winds staying strong across northern Scotland. Dry and sunny
:06:28. > :06:31.weather of the South. Across the rest of the UK, acquired picture.
:06:32. > :06:35.Spells of sunshine for Northern Ireland. Rain in the far south.
:06:36. > :06:38.Temperatures miles across southern part of the country. Feeling a lot
:06:39. > :06:40.cooler in the North. Our next update is tomorrow
:06:41. > :06:43.evening at 6:10pm. Until then, from everyone here,
:06:44. > :06:57.enjoy the rest of your Saturday There once was a sprout
:06:58. > :07:01.with love to give Looking for friends
:07:02. > :07:04.to spend Christmas with