Please take note of Scottish Borders Council and Police Scotland’s warnings to Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk residents to stay at home and indoors tomorrow, Friday 24 January 2025, and please do not try to go out, especially not to drive.
Local, national and international public and private transport has been halted in the Red Warning areas for most of tomorrow. Schools, colleges and public facilities like recycling and libraries have been closed. The only vehicles on the roads should be emergency vehicles or those in urgent and critical need. The risk of you being injured or killed if you do go out are high.
Scottish Borders Council website post:
Storm Eowyn – Friday 24 January
A red weather warning for wind has been issued for much of the Scottish Borders on Friday. This highlights very dangerous conditions, including danger to life and significant disruption.
The warning runs from 10am to 5pm on Friday. Peak gusts of 80-90mph are expected widely.
An amber weather warning for windcovers the whole of the Scottish Borders from 6am to 9pm on Friday with wind speeds of up to 70mph likely across those areas not covered by the red warning.
Please prepare now for the impacts of this storm.
Storms and high winds
Information and advice on dealing with high winds can be found on our website.
More information can also be found on the Ready Scotland website or from the Met Office.
Service information
- All our schools and early learning and childcare facilities are closed on Friday
- All kerbside waste and recycling collection and trade waste collections are cancelled on Friday. Alternative collection information is available on our Missed Bins webpage
- Our Community Recycling Centres (CRCs), waste transfer stations and weighbridges will be closed. CRC are expected to open again as scheduled on Saturday 25 January and waste transfer stations and weighbridges will reopen on Monday 27 January.
- All Contact Centres and Social Work offices will be closed
- All our public transport services are cancelled on Friday
- Care at home services will operate on a risk-based approach, focusing on supporting those most at need. Families are asked to help wherever possible and safe to do so
- Service disruption may continue into the weekend depending on conditions and clear up efforts
Response
A multi-agency Incident Response Group will operate from the our Emergency Control Centre throughout the red and amber warning periods to co-ordinate the response and any recovery efforts.
Updates
Residents are encouraged to sign up to the free SB Alert system for further updates direct to their chosen email address. Sign up now at www.sbalert.co.uk
During the red and amber weather warning periods we will use this page, SB Alert and our social media channels to keep residents updated.
Eyemouth Coastguard’s Facebook page post:
NHS Borders Facebook page post:
