EMERGENCY officers at Scottish Borders Council have issued a severe weather warning for later this morning.
It is expected that heavy thunder storms and downpours will lead to disruption across the area.
Emergency planning officer Jim Fraser said: "Thunderstorms are forecast to move into the southern Borders from dawn, bringing with them extremely heavy, isolated downpours of rain, with the potential for hail, significant lightning and strong gusts of wind.
"In some areas up to 50mm of rain could fall over the course of just a few hours, with between 20-30mm of rain falling per hour in the heaviest downpours.
"There remains a great deal of uncertainty as to exactly where the thunderstorms and heaviest rain will hit, but if what is forecasted does arrive in the Borders there is every likelihood that we will see significant disruption."
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for rain.
Over the past 24 hours the council’s Neighbourhood Services staff have been ensuring sandbag stores across the region are fully stocked and flood grilles clear of debris.
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