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Flooding expected. Take action now.
WARNING UPDATE. Flooding is expected in Stornoway. Act now.
The prevailing weather forecast, along with very high tides means that flooding from the sea is expected. Flooding is possible to low-lying, roads and properties, particularly Newton St, Quay St, South Beach and North Beach.The highest risk is either side of the high tides on Friday 17th April at 19:45 [BST] and Saturday 18th April at 07:45 [BST], with the tide on Saturday morning expected to be the higher.
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 UPDATE 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 22735
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
This information last updated 10:12am, Friday 17th April.
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No Warning
Sat 18 Apr 2026, 9:26am
Flood Warning
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 10:12am
Flood Warning
Thu 16 Apr 2026, 3:20pm
No Warning
Thu 9 Oct 2025, 9:07am
Flood Warning
Wed 8 Oct 2025, 9:24am
No Warning
Thu 11 Sep 2025, 8:38am
Flood Warning
Wed 10 Sep 2025, 9:42am
Flood Warning
Tue 9 Sep 2025, 9:28am
Flood Warning
Mon 8 Sep 2025, 9:35am
Flood Warning
Sun 7 Sep 2025, 11:01am
Region: Western Isles
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Stornoway.
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).