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Flooding expected. Take action now.
WARNING. Flooding is expected in Rosehearty to Fraserburgh. Act now.
A combination of high tides and prevailing weather conditions means that flooding from the sea is expected to affect low lying land, roads and properties along the Moray Firth from Rosehearty to Fraserburgh. Wave overtopping is expected to affect low lying parts of Fraserburgh. Flooding impacts are expected around the time of high tides at 00:15 BST on Thursday 17 October and at 01:00 BST on Friday 18 October.
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 21161
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
This information last updated 3:17pm, Wednesday 16th October 2024.
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No Warning
Thu 11 Sep 2025, 8:57am
Flood Warning
Wed 10 Sep 2025, 6:56pm
No Warning
Thu 17 Oct 2024, 7:45pm
Flood Warning
Wed 16 Oct 2024, 3:17pm
Region: Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rosehearty to Fraserburgh.
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).