Storm Babet: Games in Aberdeen, Dingwall and Perth among eight SPFL matches postponed
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Ross County v St Mirren in Dingwall was postponed early on Saturday morning
Eight SPFL matches, including those scheduled for Dingwall, Aberdeen and Perth in the Premiership, and three SWPL 1 games have been postponed because of Storm Babet.
The SPFL says it follows consultation with Police Scotland amid three days of red weather warnings.
Ross County v St Mirren was called off early on Saturday morning.
Aberdeen were due to entertain Dundee, with St Johnstone scheduled to host Motherwell.
Games in Arbroath, Cove, Elgin, Greenock and Stenhousemuir were also postponed on Friday afternoon.
In the SWPL, Sunday's matches at Aberdeen, Glasgow City and Spartans were called off on Saturday, with the league citing "the unsafe travel conditions that the storm has caused and continues to cause".
Red is the most severe of the Met Office's weather warnings, with the public being advised to avoid travelling, and the SPFL said it has "postponed matches in the interests of safety" and "will continue to monitor the situation involving remaining fixtures across the country".
Chief operating officer Calum Beattie said: "We have been in close contact with Police Scotland and our clubs and it's clear that we continue to face very severe weather, particularly in the North East, in the coming days.
"We never postpone any matches lightly, but our discussions with the emergency services left us in no doubt that this was the correct decision."
The red weather warning is for Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross for 24 hours from 12:00 BST on Saturday, while an amber warning was issued for Caithness, Easter Ross, East Lothian, Midlothian, the Scottish Borders and Sutherland from 12:00 on Friday until 06:00 on Saturday.
SPFL postponements
Premiership - Aberdeen v Dundee, St Johnstone v Motherwell, Ross County v St Mirren. Championship - Arbroath v Raith Rovers, Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle. League 1 - Cove Rangers v Montrose. League 2 - Elgin City v Forfar Athletic, Stenhousemuir v Peterhead.
SWPL 1 postponements
Aberdeen v Partick Thistle
Glasgow City v Montrose
Spartans v Dundee United
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