A Floodline roadshow for at-risk Angus residents arrived in Arbroath, giving people living in communities threatened by river or coastal flooding the chance to register for advance flood warnings.
The new Scotland-wide Floodline direct warning service gives the 1172 at-risk residents living in Dundee and Angus valuable time to take action and protect their families, homes and businesses.
Residents took the chance to find out more and register at the Abbeygate Shopping Centre.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) which developed and runs the new service urged people to sign up on the day for the free warnings, which will be sent to registered mobile phones and landlines.
Everyone who visited the stand was also entered into a prize draw for a Smartphone. Previously the Scottish public relied on hearing about flooding through the media, by word of mouth, through local services or by contacting SEPA’s 24-hour recorded telephone service.
The new direct warning service is a significant improvement and now anyone living in Dundee and Angus including those who live in, work or travel through areas at risk of flooding can sign up to the new service and receive details on the likelihood and timing of any potential flooding threat.
This ensures everyone can get the benefit of SEPA’s extensive flood forecasting expertise and monitoring networks.Sign up by visiting www.floodlinescotland.org.uk/signup or by calling 0845 988 1188Floodline operates 24 hours a day as a reliable source of information on river and coastal flood risk. It is also a source of advice and information to help minimise the effect flooding can have on homes, businesses and people.
SEPA has been working with local authorities to analyse historic flooding information and to review the alarm levels for local monitoring stations on rivers and coastal areas across Scotland, to ensure that they can accurately predict the timing and location of local flooding. This has resulted in the creation of over 200 smaller flood warning areas.