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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
A FLOOD ALERT UPDATE has been issued for Shetland.
Strong winds and large waves on Saturday into Sunday morning will cause dangerous conditions around the coasts. There is the potential for significant coastal flooding due to spray and wave overtopping in exposed locations around the time of high tide. There could be disruption to travel, damage to infrastructure and flooding of roads and parts of communities.
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 ALERT UPDATE is now in force until further notice.
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 21300
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
This information last updated 12:05pm, Saturday 4th October 2025.
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No Warning
Thu 11 Dec 2025, 11:11am
Flood Alert
Tue 9 Dec 2025, 11:28am
No Warning
Sun 5 Oct 2025, 2:04pm
Flood Alert
Sat 4 Oct 2025, 12:05pm
Flood Alert
Fri 3 Oct 2025, 11:22am
No Warning
Thu 14 Aug 2025, 10:48am
Flood Alert
Wed 13 Aug 2025, 3:28pm
No Warning
Sat 25 Jan 2025, 9:48am
Severe Flood Warning
Fri 24 Jan 2025, 10:24am
No Warning
Sun 22 Dec 2024, 10:13am
Region: Shetland
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Shetland.
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).
There are no other flood warning locations near this area