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Appendix A: - Flood Search

A.1 Instances of Flooding August 2004

Table A-1: Instances of Flooding August 2004

Location

Date

Type

Description

Location

Shetland

03/08/2004

Landslide

Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused as water pipes were swept away, roads were blocked and houses were flooded in the south of the islands

BBC News Internet

Ayr

09/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding was reported across the west country including Ayr

BBC News Internet

Ayrshire

09/08/2004

Railway Flooding

Rail network - line closures - Wemyss Bay to Port Glasgow. Speed Restrictions were imposed in Ayrshire

www.scotsman.com

Helensburgh

09/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding was reported across the west country including Helensburgh. Plus Strathclyde Fire Brigade said it had received reports of flooding at several homes in the Helensburgh area.

BBC News Internet + www.scotsman.com

Inverary

09/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding was reported across the west country including Inverary

BBC News Internet

Kilbirnie

09/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding was reported across the west country including Kilbirnie

BBC News Internet

Loch Tay Holiday Park

09/08/2004

Flooding

Boy trapped in pipe - flooding

BBC News Internet

Menstrie

09/08/2004

Properties Flooded

30 Properties

DGHB

A83

11/08/2004

Landslide

Landslide - closed the A83 between Tarbet and Inverary

BBC News Internet

Aberfeldy

11/08/2004

Properties Flooded

3 or 4 properties flooded

Aberfeldy/ Dunkeld roads office. Flooding situation

Ayrshire

11/08/2004

Railway Flooding

Rail network - line closure - Glasgow Central to Largs. Speed restrictions were imposed in Ayrshire.

www.scotsman.com

Cupar Angus

11/08/2004

Properties evacuated

'Bankfoot and Cupar Angus' have been evacuated and driving conditions are treacherous, with several roads and bridges closed'

BBC News Internet

Dundee

11/08/2004

Flooding

'Firefighters have been dealing with flooding on Tayside, with many calls to the west end of Dundee'. firefighters called on to pump out basements in several bars and shops.

BBC News Internet + www.scotsman.com

Perth

11/08/2004

Flooding

Firefighters attended numerous calls to properties affected by flooding in the South Inch Area of Perth, and dealt with a flooded lift-shaft at a nursing home in Barossa Place.

www.scotsman.com

A815

12/08/2004

Road Flooding

Drivers were advised that the A815, the A816 at Lochgilphead and the A83 were passable only with care

www.scotsman.com

A816

12/08/2004

Road Flooding

Drivers were advised that the A815, the A816 at Lochgilphead and the A83 were passable only with care

www.scotsman.com

A83

12/08/2004

Road Flooding

Drivers were advised that the A815, the A816 at Lochgilphead and the A83 were passable only with care

www.scotsman.com

A9

12/08/2004

Landslide

Landslide blocking A9

various including BBC News website

A923

12/08/2004

Landslides & Floods - Roads

Among other main roads affected by landslides and floodwater were the A923 Blairgowrie-Dunkeld Road

www.scotsman.com

A93

12/08/2004

Landslides & Floods - Roads

Among roads affected by landslides and floodwater was the A93 in the Blairgowrie area.

www.scotsman.com

Aberfeldy

12/08/2004

Caravan Park Flooded

Caravan Park - holidaymakers evacuated. 'serious flooding at the Aberfedy Caravan Park'

BBC News Internet. www.scotsman.com

Balerno

12/08/2004

Properties Flooded

Police informed the SCC of a property flooded at Balerno. Reports of further properties flooded in Balerno and Currie were received via City of Edinburgh Council

Flood report Roy McIntosh

Bankfoot

12/08/2004

Properties Flooded

Water had entered some of the evacuated properties in Perceton Road. About 40 households in Bankfoot were evacuated.

Aberfeldy/ Dunkeld roads dept flooding situation report

Currie

12/08/2004

Properties Flooded

Police informed the SCC of a property flooded at Balerno. Reports of further properties flooded in Balerno and Currie were received via City of Edinburgh Council

Flood Report Roy McIntosh

Dundee

12/08/2004

Properties Flooded

150 calls about flood waters threatening homes/gardens/access routes. Sandbags & pumps provided. Properties flooded Allan St area + council library. Gelly Burn sandbagged.

Flooding Situation report Dundee City (Ken Laing)

Dunkeld

12/08/2004

Properties Flooded

Properties on Main St and Atholl Gdns flooded. 'Residents in Dunkeld, Perthshire, described a wave of water sweeping down the main street, while one firefighter said it was the worst flooding he had seen in the town'.

Aberfeldy/ Dunkeld roads department flooding situation

Perthshire

12/08/2004

Flooding

'On the third day of heavy rain, firefighters in the region were called to more than 100 reports of flooding and requested assistance from Fife Fire Brigade'

www.scotsman.com

A72

13/08/2004

Road Flooding

'Other roads closed due to flooding included the A72 at Symington in Lanarkshire'

www.scotsman.com

Bonnyrigg

18/08/2004

Roads Flooded

Among roads which have been attended by workmen dishing out sandbags were the A7 near Tesco and Abbey Road, Dalketh and High Street Bonnyrigg. No houses flooded.

www.scotsman.com

Dalkeith

18/08/2004

Roads Flooded

Among roads which have been attended by workmen dishing out sandbags were the A7 near Tesco and Abbey Road, Dalketh and High Street Bonnyrigg. No houses flooded.

www.scotsman.com

A85

19/08/2004

Landslide

2 landslides blocked the road in Glen Ogle - about 20 vehicles trapped.

various including BBC News Internet and www.scotsman.com

A84

19/08/2004

Landslide

Landslides blocked the A84 south of Lochearnhead, but the worst affected route was the A85 in Glen Ogle to the north

www.scotsman.com

A85

19/08/2004

Road Flooding

'The A85 east of the village, which runs along the north shore of Loch Earn, was also flooded'

www.scotsman.com

Aboyne

19/08/2004

Surface water flooding - sandbags

Surface water flooding - Small no of householders had to use sandbags or 'floodgates'

Email to Scottish Executive from Malcolm Taberner

Banff

19/08/2004

Surface water flooding - sandbags

Linksfield Cottage, Banff. Surface water flooding - Small no of householders had to use sandbags or 'floodgates'

email to Scottish Executive from Malcolm Taberner

Bankfoot

19/08/2004

Flooding

Flooding

Email communication Scottish Executive

Carnoustie

19/08/2004

Sewer Flooding

Sewer flooding

Email communication Scottish Executive

Kildrummy

19/08/2004

River Flooding

River Don flooded - affecting farmland and a Class 3 road

Email to Scottish Executive from Malcolm Taberner

Lochearnhead

19/08/2004

Properties Flooded

'residents and businesses In the nearby village of Lochearnhead were suffering widespread damage to homes and property from floodwater'

www.scotsman.com

Moniefeith

19/08/2004

Sewer Flooding

Sewer flooding

Email communication Scottish Executive

Portsoy

19/08/2004

Surface water flooding - sandbags

Surface water flooding - Small no of householders had to use sandbags or 'floodgates'

email to Scottish Executive from Malcolm Taberner

Scone

19/08/2004

Property Flooding

Some houses have been affected

Scottish Executive Email Communication 19/08/2004

Strathdon

19/08/2004

Rock Revetment Damage

Damage to rock revetment placed 2 years ago to repair a flood bank failure which had threatened several cottages in Strathdon upstream of A944 road bridge

email to Scottish Executive from Malcolm Taberner

Aberdeen

22/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding

www.scotsman.com

Aberdeenshire

22/08/2004

Landslip

'the extreme weather caused a series of lesser landslips across the country, with traffic disrupted in the Black Isle, Lochalsh and Aberdeenshire'

www.scotsman.com

Black Isle

22/08/2004

Landslip

'the extreme weather caused a series of lesser landslips across the country, with traffic disrupted in the Black Isle, Lochalsh and Aberdeenshire'

www.scotsman.com

Fraserburgh

22/08/2004

Localised Flooding

localised flooding

www.scotsman.com

Invergordon

22/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding

www.scotsman.com

Inverurie

22/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding

www.scotsman.com

Lochalsh

22/08/2004

Landslip

'the extreme weather caused a series of lesser landslips across the country, with traffic disrupted in the Black Isle, Lochalsh and Aberdeenshire'

www.scotsman.com

Port Elphinstone

22/08/2004

Localised Flooding

Localised flooding

www.scotsman.com

Sibbaldbie

22/08/2004

Properties Flooded

the Dryfe Water burst its banks, pouring water mud and silt into nearby houses in the village of Sibbaldbie

www.scotsman.com

Peebles

Properties Flooded

15 Properties

DGHB

Notes: data collected on a best endeavours basis, further information may become available on flooding

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