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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Warning. Flooding is expected in Baleshare. Act now.
The prevailing weather forecast, along with very high tides means that flooding from the sea is expected due to Storm Chloe. The Baleshare causeway is at risk of being flooded. To find out if the road and causeway are closed, please follow the Western Isles Coastguard Facebook page www.facebook.com/hmcoastguardwesternislesskyeandlochaber/ Flooding is also possible to low-lying land, roads and properties either side of the causeway on Baleshare and Clachan na Luib. Strong winds also mean that waves may cause wave and spray impacts. The highest risk is either side of the high tides, which at Balivanich are on Monday 26th October at 18:45 GMT and on Tuesday 27th October at 07:00 GMT.
Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
This Flood Warning is now in force until further notice and was sent by email, SMS and/or phone, free of charge to registered Floodline customers.
If you wish to register, view or amend any of your account details, or deregister, please visit myfloodline or call Floodline, select option 2 for Scotland then option 3 to speak to an advisor.
You can check the three day flood outlook on our Scottish flood forecast or follow our @SEPAFlood X channel.
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Message issued at 9:39am, Monday 26th October 2026.
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Flood Warning
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 3:21pm
Flood Warning
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 9:54am
Flood Warning
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 9:39am
No Warning
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 9:11pm
Flood Warning
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 10:13am
Flood Warning
Thu 16 Apr 2026, 3:18pm
No Warning
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 8:21am
Flood Warning
Tue 9 Dec 2025, 1:14pm
No Warning
Thu 11 Sep 2025, 8:42am
Flood Warning
Wed 10 Sep 2025, 10:05am
Region: Western Isles
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Baleshare.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).