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Scottish bridge closures and warnings over high winds from Storm Boelo

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Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Bridges across Scotland are facing closures and warnings over high wind speeds and severe weather from Storm Boelo. The Queensferry Crossing, M90 and the Clackmannanshire Bridge A876 have been closed to high sided vehicles on Sunday, and a 30mph speed limit has been imposed on other traffic.

The Dornoch Bridge, near Tain on the A9, has been closed to all vehicles because of strong winds. open image in gallery Sandbags outside shop doorways in Largs after Storm Boelo passed through the area (Jane Barlow/PA) ( PA Wire ) Kessock Bridge, near Inverness , has also been closed to high vehicles. Tay Bridge, near Dundee on the A92, was open to cars only on Sunday afternoon. Storm Boelo brought 80mph gusts and travel disruption to much of Scotland this weekend, shortly after Storm Austen delivered heavy rain to many areas on Friday.

The Met Office has warned of potential injuries and danger to life from flying debris as well as a chance of damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption. The amber wind warning came into force at 9pm on Saturday and will remain in place until 9pm on Sunday, with only Orkney remaining under a yellow warning. Storm Boelo brought gusts in excess of 80mph across Argyll, with wind speeds of 85mph recorded in Machrahanish.

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About this analysis

The Independent reports bridge closures and speed limits across Scotland as Storm Boelo brought gusts of up to 85mph, and it gives the Met Office's warning of danger to life. The article was published before the storm's reported death, and it attributes its warnings and figures to their sources. Nothing in it misleads the reader.

What it gets right

  • “The Met Office has warned of potential injuries and danger to life from flying debris”

    The article attributes the danger warning to the Met Office and states the risk to life plainly, without playing it down.

  • “wind speeds of 85mph recorded in Machrahanish”

    The article gives a precise recorded figure and a named place, so the reader knows how strong the storm was and where.

  • “The Dornoch Bridge, near Tain on the A9, has been closed to all vehicles because of strong winds.”

    The article names each closed crossing, its road and what traffic is restricted, which matches the closures that other outlets reported.

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