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SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 2026-11-04 07:47:02 UTC.
No current SEPA warning or alert matched the location of Alford. That does not establish warning coverage for the whole town: only these gauge points were checked.
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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-11-04 07:50:05 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.
Flood Zones, Warning Areas and Surface Water are Environment Agency maps and cover England only. Alford is in Scotland, so they draw little or nothing here — that is where the map ends, not an absence of flood risk. SEPA’s warning areas have their own pages under flood areas.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Don, about 30 m from the middle of Alford's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Don nearest the middle of Alford's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Alford is monitored by 1 SEPA river level station on the Don, in Aberdeenshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Don is monitored by 1 station (Alford). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
No Environment Agency flood warning area is mapped within 10km of Alford. That means the EA has not defined a warning target area here, which is not evidence the town cannot flood: warning areas exist where the EA runs a warning service, and surface-water and groundwater flooding have no warning areas at all. The EA’s register covers England only — Alford is in Scotland, where the warning service is SEPA’s, and FloodRadar publishes its areas alongside the EA’s on the flood areas index.
There are 2 storm overflows within 5km of Alford. None of the 2 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Alford, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Alford gets about 822 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 104 mm; driest February, 50 mm). That is 29% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.9 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
No recorded flood outline within ~5 km of the Alford town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. The Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines cover England only, and Alford is in Scotland — so an empty record here is an absence of coverage, not an absence of floods. Open the recorded-floods map →
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Alford has river level monitoring on Don — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use SEPA's Floodline (floodline.sepa.org.uk) — the same service you reach by calling 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Alford town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. The Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines cover England only, and Alford is in Scotland — so an empty record here is an absence of coverage, not an absence of floods. FloodRadar holds 1 SEPA flood warning or alert recorded within 15 km of Alford, the most recent on 22 October 2026. See the flood history link below.
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