On 11 and 12 August 2020 some of the highest rainfall depths in recent memory were observed across a wide area of Scotland, causing significant impacts. As part of its operational partnership with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Met Office provides a bespoke, probabilistic, impact-based Heavy Rainfall Alert Service. This system successfully forecast 58 of the 60 severe-impact events that were identified by post-processed radar.

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2020 年 8 月 11 日至 12 日苏格兰的极端降雨：基于影响的降雨预测评估

2020 年 8 月 11 日至 12 日，苏格兰大片地区出现了近期记忆中最高的降雨深度，造成了重大影响。作为与苏格兰环境保护局合作伙伴关系的一部分，气象局提供定制的、概率性的、基于影响的暴雨警报服务。该系统成功预测了后处理雷达识别的 60 次严重影响事件中的 58 次。