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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Warning. Flooding is expected in Port Errol to Newburgh. 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 Aberdeenshire coast from Port Erroll to Newburgh. Flooding in and around low-lying parts of Newburgh is possible. Flooding impacts are expected around the time of high tide on Wednesday 28th October at 01:00 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 2:37pm, Tuesday 27th October 2026.
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No Warning
Wed 28 Oct 2026, 8:30am
Flood Warning
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 2:37pm
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 Port Errol to Newburgh.
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