Flooding expected. Take action now.
Warning. Flooding is expected in Stromness. Act now.
A combination of high tides and prevailing weather conditions means that flooding from the sea is expected. Low lying roads and properties in Stromness may be affected by flooding. Flooding impacts are expected around the time of today?s high tides, Tuesday 27th October, around 10:00 and 22:00 GMT.
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 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.
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Message issued at 12:11am, Tuesday 27th October 2026.
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Flood Warning
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 12:11am
No Warning
Mon 21 Oct 2024, 10:45am
Flood Warning
Sun 20 Oct 2024, 3:18pm
No Warning
Sat 19 Oct 2024, 11:14am
Flood Warning
Fri 18 Oct 2024, 10:16am
Region: Orkney
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Stromness.
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