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Storm Babet: 'Exceptional' levels of rainfall expected - reporter

BBC reporter Steven Godden reports from Perth as Scotland braces for the impact of Storm Babet.

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19 October 2023

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Tayside & Central Scotland

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Tayside & Central Scotland

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BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in front of a map of Scotland showing red and amber wind warnings for the south.

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Weather map graphic showing how low pressure and Storm Éowyn is expected to hit the UK

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Night camera footage of lynx in snow circling around a camera trap.

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BBC Weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in a cream coat walking in the snow in Braemar, there are green benches behind him covered in snow

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