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Flooding expected. Take action now.
WARNING. Flooding is expected in Brechin. Act now.
The River South Esk is responding to recent rainfall and is expected to rise throughout the day until the evening. Low lying areas within Brechin are at risk of flooding.
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 21204
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
This information last updated 12:15pm, Thursday 22nd January.
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No Warning
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 7:46pm
Flood Warning
Thu 22 Jan 2026, 7:55pm
Flood Warning
Thu 22 Jan 2026, 12:15pm
Region: Dundee and Angus
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Brechin.
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).