A FLOOD ALERT has been issued for Scottish Borders.

On Monday, a spell of persistent and heavy rain is expected to affect the area. There is potential for some localised flooding impacts including: flooding to low-lying land, roads, properties and disruption to travel. The western Borders are at greatest risk of seeing the heaviest of the rainfall. SEPA will continue to monitor the situation and further updates will appear here if the situation changes.

Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.

This FLOOD ALERT is now in force until further notice and was sent by email, SMS and/or phone, free of charge to registered Floodline customers.

If you wish to register, view or amend any of your account details, or deregister, please visit myfloodline.sepa.scot or call Floodline, select option 2 for Scotland then option 3 to speak to an advisor.

You can check the three day flood outlook on our Scottish flood forecast or follow our @SEPAFlood X channel.

Your Floodline quick dial number for this area is 23400