Floodline and the Scottish kit bag: preparing north of the border

Scottish households should use Ready Scotland and SEPA Floodline, not England-only Environment Agency pages, for local flood messaging.

Sign up and plan

Register for Floodline messages at myfloodline.sepa.scot or call 0345 988 1188. Download Ready Scotland’s household emergency plan, keep a paper copy, and note NHS 24 (111), power cut (105), Scottish Water and your council contacts.

Kit with a waterproof subset

Ready Scotland recommends building a kit over time: torch, radio, charger or power bank, medication, first aid, three days’ water and ready-to-eat food, documents, blankets, and supplies for babies, pets or accessibility needs. Keep some items in a waterproof bag if you may need to leave quickly because of flooding.

Rural snow cut-offs are a planning context, not a prediction—check Met Office warnings and Traffic Scotland before winter journeys.