The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is reporting that Scotland is now seeing the full effects of named Storm Boelo as it continues to track its way across the country - with the town centre of Largs, a coastal town west of Glasgow, hit by severe flooding.
SEPA says the stormy weather will continue to bring surface water, river and coastal flooding to many parts of Scotland. We are continuing to work closely with the Met Office to monitor the situation 24/7 and will issue and update regional Flood Alerts and local Flood Warnings as required.
Sustained heavy and prolonged rain throughout Friday led to high river levels and flooding impacts quite widely across southern, central and eastern areas.
Commenting yesterday evening, Pascal Lardet, SEPA’s Flood Duty Manager, said:
“Storm Boelo is moving as expected across the country. So far the effects have been mostly felt around coastal areas with some flooding impacts reported in the south west.
“Stormy weather is expected to continue affect Scotland on Sunday and into the start of the week. Through Sunday, coastal flooding impacts are likely in the west and north. There could also be river and surface water impacts in the north due to continued heavy rain. On Monday evening, further coastal flooding impacts are likely starting in the southwest and around most of Scotland through Tuesday due to a further storm system. We expect to see large waves and rising tidal levels increase the likelihood of flooding to low-lying coastal roads and local travel disruption.
“We continue to urge people to remain vigilant, particularly around coastal areas and stay away from flooded promenades and crashing waves.”
The Met Office issued Amber warnings for wind over the weekend for Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland and northern England.
Storm Boelo follows Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, which brought strong winds to parts of the UK on Friday. Gusts of 76mph were recorded at St Mary’s Airport in the Isles of Scilly, with 74mph at Aberporth in south Wales and 71mph at Culdrose in Cornwall. According to the Energy Networks Association (ENA), the harsh weather affecting the UK had left more than 90,000 properties without power as of 19:00 GMT on Sunday. A further 691,700 customers had been reconnected following Storms Austen and Boelo, the ENA said.
According to SEPA, the flood risk will continue to remain elevated into this week. Currently SEPA has put 4 Flood warnings in place where immediate action is required in Stonehaven, Peterhead to Boddam, Churchill Barriers and St Margaret's Hope.
The Agency also has 11 active flood alerts in pkace for the following geographical regions warning of a potential risk of flooding from rivers, coastal surges, or surface water
- Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City
- Argyll and Bute
- Ayrshire and Arran
- Caithness and Sutherland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Easter Ross and Great Glen
- Findhorn, Nairn, Moray and Speyside
- Orkney
- Tayside
- West Central Scotland
- Western Isles
SEPA says it is continuing to work closely with the Met Office to monitor the situation 24/7 and will issue and update regional Flood Alerts and local Flood Warnings as required.
In England, the Environment Agency currently has 9 flood warnings in place for coastal and river locations where flooding is expected and 59 flood alerts where flooding is possible. In the last 24 hours the EA has removed 42 flood warnings.
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