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Flooding expected. Take action now.
WARNING. Flooding is expected in South West Rhins. Act now.
A combination of high tides and prevailing weather conditions means that flooding from the sea is expected along the coastline in South West Rhins. Areas at potential risk include low-lying land and roads along the coastline. Wave overtopping is expected to affect low lying parts of Port Logan and Portpatrick. Flooding impacts are expected around the time of high tide on Tuesday 9th at between 13:30 BST and 16:00 BST.
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 24323
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
This information last updated 6:59pm, Monday 8th December 2025.
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No Warning
Tue 9 Dec 2025, 7:29pm
Flood Warning
Mon 8 Dec 2025, 6:59pm
No Warning
Mon 21 Oct 2024, 8:33am
Flood Warning
Sun 20 Oct 2024, 4:29pm
Region: Dumfries and Galloway
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for South West Rhins.
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).