Freuchie Flood Action Group

SEPA has issued a FLOOD WATCH for Fife and Clackmannanshire:

 

This statement was prepared on 22 July 2009 at 12:47 pm.

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for Fife and Clackmannanshire rivers.

Thundery showers are forecast for today around 12 pm until 10pm in the evening across Fife and Clackmannanshire areas, giving daily totals around 30mm. River levels are high so these showers could lead to some localised flooding particularly in the smaller burns, and also surface water runoff and difficult driving conditions. As soon as more information becomes available this message will be updated.

This FLOOD WATCH is now in force until further notice.

Please continue to keep an eye on the situation in your area and listen to local radio and television for further information

The Met Office has also issued a “Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather”:

Slow moving heavy showers may give 15 to 20mm within a few hours. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to ‘Traffic Scotland’ for further advice on road conditions and to Scottish Environment Protection Agency ‘Live Flood Warning Information’.

Issued at: 1310 Wed 22 Jul

There has been a few heavy showers today but so far they’ve been short lived.

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The Met Office has issued a severe weather advisory, which predicts possible heavy rainfall leading to flooding. It is in force until 6am Saturday.

An area of rain will move up across the area today this heavy and persistent giving totals between 25 and 35mm in many areas with the risk of 60-70mm over the high ground. This heavy rain could lead to some flooding. The public are advised to take extra care and to refer to ‘Traffic Scotland’ for further advice on road conditions.

Issued at: 0449 Fri 17 Jul

SEPA has also issued a FLOOD WATCH for Fife and Clackmannanshire.

This statement was prepared on 16 July 2009 at 3:11 pm.

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for Fife and Clackmannanshire rivers.

Heavy rain is forecast to reach southeast Scotland later tonight edging up across Fife and Clackmannanshire areas where it will be persistent and also heavy at times during Friday, continuing on Friday night before dying out on Saturday morning. Accumulation of 40 to 60mm is widely expected with as much as 90 mm possible over high ground. This may cause flooding, particularly in smaller watercourses and urbanized areas. Also excessive surface water on the roads and difficult driving conditions may also be encountered.

This FLOOD WATCH is now in force until further notice.

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The Met Office is advising heavy rainfall this afternoon until 9pm this evening.

Scattered showers will become heavy and more widespread this afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms. The showers will be slow moving and could give rainfall accumulations of 15 to 20mm in a 3 hour period.

The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the latest Scottish Environment Protection Agency ‘Live Flood Warning Information’ on flooding. Also refer to Traffic Scotland for advice on road conditions.

Issued at: 1250 Wed 15 Jul

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Freuchie Community Council has issued a leaflet to everyone in Freuchie with information on the “Community Development Body” proposed for the village. Hopefully no one got missed in Freuchie.

They are looking for people to take this proposal forward, to build the business structure and to be involved in the delivery of sustainable community projects. A free workshop session, run by the Development Trust Association, has been organised for 6:30pm on Wednesday 29th July at Freuchie Cricket Club. Please fill in the tear off slip on the leaflet if you wish to find out more about the training and how you can participate in bring this body to life.

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The Courier has a front page article on the flooding that affected so many parts of Scotland yesterday. It was particularly sad to see homes being flooded again with not even a year having past since they last got flooded.

The Scottish Sun also has a shorter write up that highlights the problem being made much worse by passing buses. Questions must be asked why buses were allowed to continue through the flood waters! Hopefully lessons will be learned and action applied to prevent problems being exasperated by large vehicles making the problem worse.

An interesting video and more photos are featured in this week’s Fife Herald as they cover the flooding. Find the article, photos and videos here.

Finally, the Scotsman also has a bit of a write-up on the flooding here. 

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Today’s flooding at Cupar and surrounding areas has been due to blocked trash screens on water courses and the sheer volume of water falling from the sky overwhelming the urban drainage system.

The BBC website is also reporting parts of Perth and Kinross have also been affected by flooding. The news article is here. Milnathort, which has been badly flooded in the past, has once again suffered as the urban drainage system was completely overwhelmed.

Thankfully we have been spared the extremely heavy rainfall that is causing such devastation elsewhere in Scotland today. The story in Freuchie could have been so different if we had seen the same volumes of rainfall! Praise goes to Fife Council who have been around today to check the culvert at Freuchie Mill was clear of obstructions.

Our thoughts do go out to those less fortunate this time around. 

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SEPA has issued a Flood Watch for Fife and Clackmannanshire:

This statement was prepared on 06 July 2009 at 9:28 am.

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for Fife and Clackmannanshire rivers.

Heavy, thunder showers are expected throughout the day. Whilst this is unlikely to have a significant impact on major rivers, short duration and high intensity rainfall may cause flooding on small watercourses, roads and urbanised areas.

This FLOOD WATCH is now in force until further notice.

Please continue to keep an eye on the situation in your area and listen to local radio and television for further information

More alarming is reports are coming in of areas being flooded in Fife.

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SEPA has issued a Flood Watch for Fife and Clackmannanshire:

This statement was prepared on 03 July 2009 at 6:58 pm.

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for Fife and Clackmannanshire rivers.

Heavy and thundery rainfall is expected over the next 12 hours which may result in localised flooding problems in this area.

This FLOOD WATCH is now in force until further notice.

Please continue to keep an eye on the situation in your area and listen to local radio and television for further information

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SEPA has issued a Flood Watch for Fife and Clackmannanshire:

This statement was prepared on 01 July 2009 at 8:38 am.

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for Fife and Clackmannanshire rivers.

Heavy, possibly thundery showers are expected today with occasional torrential downpours. Flash flooding may occur and surface water on roads will make driving hazardous.

This FLOOD WATCH is now in force until further notice.

Please continue to keep an eye on the situation in your area and listen to local radio and television for further information.

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