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Flooding expected. Take action now.
WARNING. Flooding is expected in Balivanich and Benbecula Airport. Act now.
The prevailing weather forecast, along with very high tides means that flooding from the sea is expected Flooding is possible of low-lying land, roads and properties along the coastline at Balivanich and the Airport. Inland drains may prevent freshwater drainage to the sea bringing additional flooding risk. The highest risk is either side of the high tides, which at Balivanich are on Friday at 19:15
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.sepa.scot 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.
Your Floodline quick dial number for this area is 22703
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
This information last updated 7:18pm, Thursday 17th October 2024.
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No Warning
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 8:55pm
Flood Warning
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 10:08am
No Warning
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 8:20am
Flood Warning
Tue 9 Dec 2025, 1:10pm
No Warning
Sun 30 Mar 2025, 8:18am
Flood Warning
Sat 29 Mar 2025, 8:30am
No Warning
Mon 21 Oct 2024, 10:17am
Flood Warning
Sun 20 Oct 2024, 1:28pm
No Warning
Fri 18 Oct 2024, 8:12pm
Flood Warning
Thu 17 Oct 2024, 7:18pm
Region: Western Isles
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Balivanich and Benbecula Airport.
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).
